Sarepta (Louisiana)
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Location in Louisiana
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Webster Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 54 ′ N , 93 ° 27 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 891 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 222.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 4.1 km 2 (about 2 mi 2 ) of which 4 km 2 (about 2 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 78 m | ||
| Postal code : | 71071 | ||
| Area code : | +1 318 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-68125 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2407292 | ||
| Website : | www.sarepta.govoffice2.com | ||
Sarepta is a city in Webster Parish in the US state of Louisiana . Almost 900 people live in an area of around four square kilometers.
Sarepta is part of the Ark-La-Tex socio-economic region , which includes parts of the four states of Arkansas , Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas .
geography
Sarepta is located in the northwest of the state of Louisiana, about 15 kilometers from the northern border with Arkansas and 60 kilometers from the western border with Texas. West of the city is a game reserve that stretches 40 kilometers south from the northern border. North of the city is a lake landscape consisting of Lake Murray , Williams Lake and Paper Mill Pond .
Nearby cities include Cullen (5 km north), Cotton Valley (6 km south), Springhill (8 km north), Shongaloo (12 km northeast), and Plain Dealing (22 km west). The closest larger city with around 200,000 inhabitants is Shreveport, 40 kilometers southwest .
history
In 1868 there was only a small church in today's urban area, where people from the area met weekly for prayer hours. Since the building was left to decay, the church members decided to build a new church. The initially nameless church was completed in 1869. Resident Sarepta Carter donated Bible inventory to the new church so it was ultimately named after her and known as the New Sarepta Baptist Church .
In 1879, another local resident built a general store on the property known as the Old Hickory Tree . The small settlement now consisted of a church, a cemetery, a shop and a few private farms and residential properties. Because of its proximity to the church, the store soon became known as the store over at Sarepta . The real history of the parish begins in 1884 when a post office was built.
traffic
In a north-south orientation, the city is crossed by US Highway 371 , which intersects with Magnolia , Prescott and Nashville (all in Arkansas) in the north and Interstate 20 in the south and merges with Interstate 49 after Coushatta . In an east-west orientation, Louisiana Highway 2 also runs through the city, which leads from Vivian in the west to the eastern border of Louisiana. Both highways cross in the city center.
The Interstate 20 runs about 35 kilometers south of the city.
Demographics
The 2000 census showed a population of 925 people, spread over 368 households and 271 families. The population density was about 222 people per square kilometer. 96.7% of the population were white, 2.1% black, 1.6% Hispanic or Latin American, and 0.1% American Indian. 0.9% came from a different ethnicity, 0.3% had two or more ethnicities. For every 100 women there were 90 men. The median age was 37 years and the per capita income was nearly $ 15,000, which means that less than 10% of the population lived below the poverty line.
By the 2010 census , the population had dropped to 891.
Web links
- The city of Sarepta website (English)
- Statistical data to Sarepta (English)