Richland Parish
Richland Parish Courthouse |
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US state : | Louisiana |
Administrative headquarters : | Rayville |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Parish Courthouse P.O. Box 668 Rayville, LA 71269-0668 |
Foundation : | September 29, 1868 |
Made up from: | Carroll Parish Franklin Parish Morehouse Parish Ouachita Parish |
Area code : | 001 318 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 20,725 (2010) |
Population density : | 14.3 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1462 km² |
Water surface : | 16 km² |
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The Richland Parish ( French : Paroisse de Richland ) is a parish in the state of Louisiana in the United States . At the 2010 census , the Parish had 20,725 residents and a population density of 14.3 people per square kilometer. The Parish Seat is Rayville .
geography
The Parish is located almost in the extreme north of Louisiana, is in the north about 50 km from Arkansas , in the east also about 50 km from Mississippi and has an area of 1462 square kilometers, of which 16 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following parishes:
Morehouse Parish | West Carroll Parish , East Carroll Parish | |
Ouachita Parish | Madison Parish | |
Caldwell Parish | Franklin Parish |
history
Richland Parish was formed on September 29, 1868 from parts of Carroll Parish, Franklin Parish, Morehouse Parish, and Ouachita Parish.
Ten structures and sites in the Parish are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 9, 2017).
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1870 | 5110 | - | |
1880 | 8440 | 65.2% | |
1890 | 10,230 | 21.2% | |
1900 | 11,116 | 8.7% | |
1910 | 15,769 | 41.9% | |
1920 | 20,860 | 32.3% | |
1930 | 26,374 | 26.4% | |
1940 | 28,829 | 9.3% | |
1950 | 26,672 | -7.5% | |
1960 | 23,824 | -10.7% | |
1970 | 21,774 | -8.6% | |
1980 | 22,187 | 1.9% | |
1990 | 20,629 | -7% | |
2000 | 20,981 | 1.7% | |
2010 | 20,725 | -1.2% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2000 census , Richland Parish had 20,981 people in 7,490 households and 5,482 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 60.96 percent white, 38.01 percent African American, 0.13 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian and 0.20 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.52 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any of the above mentioned groups were 1.08 percent of the population.
Of the 7,490 households, 34.3 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 50.2 percent were married couples living together, 18.8 percent were single mothers, 26.8 percent were non-families, 24.0 percent were single households and 12.4 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.14.
In relation to the entire Parish, the population was composed of 27.3 percent residents under 18 years of age, 9.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 21.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.0 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or over, there were 84.3 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 23,668 , and the median income for a family is $ 29,075. Males had a median income of $ 28,471 versus $ 18,587 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,479. 23.1 percent of families 27.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 39.5 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 20.9 percent were people over 65 years of age.
cities and communes
Individual evidence
- ^ Richland Parish in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved March 10, 2011
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 9, 2017.
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
- ^ Extract from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved March 10, 2011
- ↑ Richland Parish, Louisiana , Datasheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 32 ° 25 ′ N , 91 ° 46 ′ W