Provencal (Louisiana)
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Location in Louisiana
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| Foundation : | 1890 (incorporated) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Natchitoches Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 39 ′ N , 93 ° 12 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 611 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 95.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6.37 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 52 m | ||
| Postal code : | 71468 | ||
| Area code : | +1 318 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-62770 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 555734 | ||
Provencal is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Natchitoches Parish in the US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 Provencal had 611 inhabitants, the number of which decreased to 602 by 2013.
geography
Provencal is located in central northwest Louisiana on the northern edge of the Kisatchie National Forest .
The geographical coordinates of Provencal are 31 ° 39'11 "north latitude and 93 ° 12'08" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 6.37 km².
The center of Natchitoches is 13 miles northeast. Other neighboring towns of Provencal are Robeline (14.5 km west-northwest), Natchez (15.2 km east), Flora (11.5 km east-southeast), Bellwood (14.8 km south) and Vowells Mill (19.2 km southwest) .
The closest major cities are Shreveport (128 km northwest), Arkansas ' capital Little Rock (412 km north-northeast), Mississippi's capital Jackson (362 km east-northeast), Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (278 km southeast), Louisiana's largest city New Orleans (405 km in the same direction), Lafayette (227 km southeast), Texas' largest city Houston (357 km southwest), and Dallas (415 km west-northwest).
traffic
Louisiana Highway 117, which runs from north to south, crosses Louisiana Highway 120 in the center of Provencal . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The Natchitoches Regional Airport is located 24 km to the northeast, a small airfield for general aviation and air taxi traffic . The nearest commercial airports are Alexandria International Airport (81 km southeast) and Shreveport Regional Airport (129 km northwest).
population
According to the 2010 census , 611 people in 244 households lived in Provencal. The population density was 95.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.5 people lived in each of the 244 households.
The racial the population was composed of 94.1 percent white, 2.0 percent African American, 0.8 percent Native American and 0.2 percent (one person) from other ethnic groups; 2.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 0.3 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
28.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.1 percent were 65 years or older. 53.7 percent of the population were female.
In 2013, that was mean annual income for a household was 46,083 USD . The per capita income was $ 16,371. 28.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 29, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 29, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Natchitoches Regional Airport Accessed on May 29, 2015