Zwolle (Louisiana)
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Location in Louisiana
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| Foundation : | 1898 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Sabine Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 38 ′ N , 93 ° 39 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,759 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 219.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 9.6 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 8 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 62 m | ||
| Postal code : | 71486 | ||
| Area code : | +1 318 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-83685 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2406931 | ||
| Website : | www.zwollela.net | ||
Zwolle is a city in Sabine Parish in the US state of Louisiana . Almost 1,800 people live in an area of almost ten square kilometers.
Zwolle is part of the Ark-La-Tex socio-economic region , which includes parts of the four states of Arkansas , Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas .
geography
Zwolle is located in the northwest of the state of Louisiana in the southern United States, about 15 kilometers from the western border with Texas and 170 kilometers from the northern border with Arkansas. In the west of the city is a large lake belonging to the Sabine National Forest , which stretches for almost 100 kilometers along the border with the state of Texas.
Nearby cities include Converse (14 km northwest), Belmont (14 km northeast), Many (15 km southeast), Pleasant Hill (22 km northeast), and Marthaville (25 km northeast). The next larger city is Shreveport, 90 kilometers to the north, with around 200,000 inhabitants .
history
The first inhabitants of present-day urban area built as Mound called mounds and embankments, which together with naturally formed hills a circle around the present city.
The first English-speaking settlers reached the area in 1824 via Natchitoches . Most of them came from Mississippi , Georgia , Alabama, and North and South Carolina . In 1871, more settlers came and took land.
Arthur Stilwell later built the Kansas City Southern Railroad from Kansas City in Missouri to the city of Port Arthur in Texas, named after him . When he reached Van Buren , Arkansas, he ran out of funds. He traveled to the Dutch city of Zwolle and met his coffee dealer friend Jan De Goeijen there. He was impressed by a Catholic church in what is now the city and bought shares worth 3 million US dollars to enable the construction of the railway to continue. As a token of thanks, the place that had so impressed him was named after his hometown and birthplace and was given the name Zwolle . The designation certificate was certified on June 12, 1898.
traffic
In the east of the city runs the US Highway 171 , which leads in the north via Mansfield to Shreveport and in the south via Leesville and DeRidder to Lake Charles , where it joins Interstate 10 . In addition, Louisiana Highways 120 , 191 , 475 and 1216 run through town. Interstate 49 is about 50 kilometers east of the city .
Demographics
The 2000 census showed a population of 1783 people, divided into 630 households and 437 families. The population density was 213 people per square kilometer. 47.2% of the population were black, 33.2% Hispanic or Latin American, 16.4% American Indian, and 6.4% white. 1.1% came from a different ethnicity, 2.0% had two or more ethnicities. For every 100 women there were 82 men. The median age was 30 and the per capita income was over $ 9,000, which means that over 40% of the population lived below the poverty line.
By the 2010 census , the population had dropped to 1,759 people.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Website of the city of Zwolle (Engl.)
- Statistical data Zwolle (Engl.)