Ring gold (Louisiana)
| Ring gold | |||
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 Center of ring gold |
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| Location in Louisiana | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Bienville Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 20 ′ N , 93 ° 17 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,495 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 249.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 85 m | ||
| Postal code : | 71068 | ||
| Area code : | +1 318 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-64905 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 555803 | ||
Ringgold is a small town (with the status of " Town ") in Bienville Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 Ringgold had 1,495 inhabitants.
geography
Ringgold is located in northwest Louisiana, not far from the borders of Arkansas and Texas . The geographical coordinates of Ringgold are 32 ° 19'43 "north latitude and 93 ° 16'48" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 6 km².
Neighboring towns to Ringgold are Heflin (15 km north), Jamestown (7.3 km east-northeast), Castor (16.5 km southeast) and Hall Summit (18.8 km south).
The closest major cities are Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (356 km southeast), Louisiana's largest city New Orleans (469 km in the same direction), Lafayette (305 km south-southeast), Shreveport (60.3 km northwest), Dallas , Texas (357 km in the same direction), Arkansas' capital Little Rock (326 km northeast) and Mississippi's capital Jackson (334 km east).
traffic
The US Highway 371 runs north-south direction as the main road through Ringgold and meets in the center on the Louisiana Highway 4 and 154 . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railroad line of Kansas City Southern runs through Ringgold in a west-east direction .
The nearest airports are Shreveport Regional Airport (68.4 km northwest) and the larger Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport (391 km west).
population
According to the 2010 census , Ringgold had 1,495 people in 604 households. The population density was 249.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.37 people lived in each of the 604 households.
The racial the population was composed of 39.9 percent white, 58.0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.1 percent (one person) Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.
26.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.5 percent were 65 years or older. 55.5 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 22,656 USD . The per capita income was $ 11,070. 42.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Jerry Huckaby (* 1941) - Democratic member of the US House of Representatives (1977-1993) - ran a farm in Ringgold
Individual evidence
- ^ A b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 22, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 22, 2013
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Jerry Huckaby.Retrieved August 22, 2013