Rapides Parish
Rapides Parish Courthouse in Alexandria |
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US state : | Louisiana |
Administrative headquarters : | Alexandria |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Parish Courthouse P.O. Box 1150 Alexandria, LA 71309-1150 |
Foundation : | 1807 |
Made up from: | Original parish |
Area code : | 001 318 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 131,613 (2010) |
Population density : | 38.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 3527 km² |
Water surface : | 102 km² |
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Website : www.rppj.com |
The Rapides Parish ( French : Paroisse des Rapides ) is a parish in the state of Louisiana in the United States . In 2010, the parish had 131,613 residents and a population density of 38.4 people per square kilometer. The Parish Seat is Alexandria .
geography
The Parish is located northwest of the geographic center of Louisiana, about 80 km to the west from Texas , about 100 km to the east from Mississippi and has an area of 3527 square kilometers, of which 102 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following parishes:
Natchitoches Parish | Grant Parish | La Salle Parish |
Vernon Parish | Avoyelles Parish | |
Allen Parish | Evangeline Parish |
history
The Rapides Parish was formed in 1807 as one of the 19 original parishes.
78 structures and sites in the Parish are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 8, 2017).
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1810 | 2200 | - | |
1820 | 6065 | 175.7% | |
1830 | 7575 | 24.9% | |
1840 | 14,132 | 86.6% | |
1850 | 16,561 | 17.2% | |
1860 | 25,260 | 52.5% | |
1870 | 18,015 | -28.7% | |
1880 | 23,563 | 30.8% | |
1890 | 27,642 | 17.3% | |
1900 | 39,578 | 43.2% | |
1910 | 44,545 | 12.5% | |
1920 | 59,444 | 33.4% | |
1930 | 65,455 | 10.1% | |
1940 | 73,370 | 12.1% | |
1950 | 90,648 | 23.5% | |
1960 | 111,351 | 22.8% | |
1970 | 118.078 | 6% | |
1980 | 135.282 | 14.6% | |
1990 | 131,556 | -2.8% | |
2000 | 126,337 | -4% | |
2010 | 131,613 | 4.2% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2000 census , Rapides Parish had 126,337 people in 47,120 households and 33,125 families. The population density was 37 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 66.51 percent white, 30.43 percent African American, 0.74 percent Native American, 0.86 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.42 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.01 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any of the above mentioned groups were 1.38 percent of the population.
Of the 47,120 households, 34.6 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 49.7 percent were married couples living together, 16.8 percent were single mothers, 29.7 percent were non-families, 26.0 percent were single households, and 10.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.09.
In relation to the entire Parish, the population consisted of 27.2 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 9.5 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.4 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.1 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. Statistically, for every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were 88.0 men.
The median income for a household in the city was $ 29,856 , and the median income for a family was $ 36,671. Males had a median income of $ 29,775 versus $ 20,483 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,088. 16.4 percent of families and 20.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 26.3 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 16.3 percent were people over 65 years of age.
Places in the Parish
- Afeman
- Alexandria
- Alexandria Junction
- alfalfa
- Anandals
- ball
- Barrett
- Barron
- Bennett Bay Landing
- Big Island
- Blanche
- Boyce
- Bringhurst
- Buckeye
- Calcasieu
- Campbell
- Castor plunge
- Cedar Grove
- Chambers
- Cheneyville
- Clifton
- Cloverdale
- Clubhouse Landing
- Cooley
- Deville
- Dove Landing
- echo
- Elmer
- Flatwoods
- Forest Hill
- Fort Buhlow
- Fort Randolph
- Gardner
- Glenmora
- Green Gables
- Hemphill
- Hester Landing
- Hineston
- Holloway
- Hot wells
- Inglewood
- Kingsville
- Kolin
- Lamourie
- Latans
- Lecompte
- Lee Heights
- Lena
- Libuse
- Longleaf
- McNary
- McNutt
- Meeker
- Detector
- Midway
- Moreland
- Otis
- Paradise
- Pearl
- Pine Coupee
- Pineville
- Pineville Junction
- Poland
- Rapides
- skirt
- Harvesters
- Roxana
- Ruby
- Samtown
- Shady Oaks
- Sharp
- Sieper
- Sieps
- Smithville
- silence
- Timber trails
- Tioga
- Union Hill
- Walding
- Wardville
- Because
- Westport
- Whittington
- Wilda
- Willow Glen
- Wilson Point
- Woodworth
- Zimmerman
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rapides Parish in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey.Retrieved March 3, 2011
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 8, 2017.
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
- ^ Extract from factfinder2.census.gov.Retrieved April 7, 2014
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved April 7, 2014
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ Rapides Parish, Louisiana , data sheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 31 ° 12 ′ N , 92 ° 32 ′ W