Plain dealing
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 Center of Plain Dealing |
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| Location in Louisiana | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Bossier Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 54 ′ N , 93 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
1,015 (as of 2010) 439,000 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 247.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 4.1 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 80 m | ||
| Postal code : | 71064 | ||
| Area code : | +1 318 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-60670 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 538227 | ||
| Mayor : | Wiley Robinson | ||
Plain Dealing is a small town (with the status of " Town ") in Bossier Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 , Plain Dealing had 1,015 residents.
Plain Dealing is part of the metropolitan area of Shreveport - Bossier City on the Red River .
geography
Plain Dealing is located in northwest Louisiana, about 10 km east of the Red River and not far from the borders with Arkansas in the north and Texas in the west. The geographical coordinates of Plain Dealing are 32 ° 54'18 "north latitude and 93 ° 41'49" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 4.1 km².
Neighboring locations to Plain Dealing are Bradley in Arkansas (14.5 miles northeast), Springhill (17.8 miles northeast), Sarepta (14.3 miles east), Benton (25.1 km southwest), Gilliam (13.8 miles southwest), Hosston (18.3 km west) and Ida (30.9 km northwest).
Shreveport city center is 31 miles south. The nearest other major cities are Dallas , Texas (340 km west), Arkansas' capital Little Rock (272 km northeast) and Mississippi's capital Jackson (366 km east-southeast).
traffic
The Louisiana Highway 3 runs north-south through the west of Plain Dealing. The Louisiana Highway 157 leads as the main road through the center of town. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A BNSF Railway runs parallel to LA 3 through Plain Dealing and runs from Shreveport to Little Rock.
The closest airports are Shreveport Regional Airport (59.7 km south-southwest) and the larger Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport (234 km west).
population
According to the 2010 census , there were 1,015 people in 409 households in Plain Dealing. The population density was 247.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.3 people lived in each of the 409 households.
The racial the population was composed of 52.2 percent white, 45.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent (two people) Native American and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.
22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.3 percent were 65 years or older. 54.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 18,867 USD . The per capita income was $ 14,303. 44.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Joe Waggonner (1918–2007) - from 1961 to 1979 Democratic member of the US House of Representatives - born, raised and buried in Plain Dealing
Individual evidence
- ^ A b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 25, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 25, 2013
- ^ Biographical Direction of the United States Congress - Joe Waggonner.Retrieved August 25, 2013
- ^ Find a Grave - Joe Waggonner. Retrieved August 25, 2013
