Sicily Island
| Sicily Island | |||
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| Location in Louisiana | |||
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Catahoula Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 51 ′ N , 91 ° 39 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 526 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 328.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.6 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 21 m | ||
| Postal code : | 71368 | ||
| Area code : | +1 318 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-70245 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 556039 | ||
 The Catahoula Parish Library in Sicily Island |
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Sicily Iceland is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Catahoula Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 , Sicily Island had 526 inhabitants.
geography
Sicily Island is located in north-central Louisiana around 10 km east of the Ouachita River , which is part of the Mississippi basin over the Red River . The border between Louisiana and the neighboring state of Mississippi , formed by this, runs around 30 km east of Sicily Island.
The geographical coordinates of Sicily Island are 31 ° 50'48 "north latitude and 91 ° 39'22" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 1.6 km².
Neighboring towns to Sicily Island are Wisner (15.4 km north), Clayton (19.9 km southeast), and Harrisonburg (19.2 km southwest).
The nearest major cities are Shreveport (265 km west-northwest), Arkansas ' capital Little Rock (359 km north), Mississippi's capital Jackson (205 km east-northeast), Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (194 km south-southwest) and Lafayette (150 miles south).
traffic
The US Highway 425 runs as the main road through Sicily and Iceland where it meets the Louisiana Highway 8 , 15 and 1017 . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airport is Alexandria International Airport in Alexandria, 121 km southwest .
population
According to the 2010 census , Sicily Island had 526 people in 204 households. The population density was 328.8 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.58 people lived in each of the 204 households.
The racial the population was composed of 34.2 percent white, 64.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent (one person) Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.4 percent of the population.
26.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.5 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 28,750 USD . The per capita income was $ 12,254. 34.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Sonny Simmons (* 1933) - jazz musician - born in Sicily Island
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 11, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 11, 2014
