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Claiborne Parish is a parish
Parish

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 located in the U.S. state
U.S. state

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 of Louisiana
Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
. The parish seat is Homer
Homer, Louisiana

Homer is a town in and the parish seat of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,788 at the 2000 United States Census....
 and as of 2000, the population is 16,851.

parish is named for the first Louisiana governor
List of Governors of Louisiana

This is a list of the governors of Louisiana, from acquisition by the United States in 1803 to the present day; for earlier governors of Louisiana see List of colonial governors of Louisiana....
, William C. C. Claiborne.

parish has a total area of 768 square miles (1,988 kmē), of which, 755 square miles (1,955 kmē) of it is land and 13 square miles (33 kmē) of it (1.68%) is water.



f the census
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 of 2000, there were 16,851 people, 6,270 households, and 4,338 families residing in the parish.






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Claiborne Parish is a parish
Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
 located in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Louisiana
Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
. The parish seat is Homer
Homer, Louisiana

Homer is a town in and the parish seat of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,788 at the 2000 United States Census....
 and as of 2000, the population is 16,851.

History

The parish is named for the first Louisiana governor
List of Governors of Louisiana

This is a list of the governors of Louisiana, from acquisition by the United States in 1803 to the present day; for earlier governors of Louisiana see List of colonial governors of Louisiana....
, William C. C. Claiborne.

Geography

The parish has a total area of 768 square miles (1,988 kmē), of which, 755 square miles (1,955 kmē) of it is land and 13 square miles (33 kmē) of it (1.68%) is water.

Major highways

  • Us 79
    U.S. Highway 79
  • Louisiana Highway 2
    Louisiana Highway 2

    Louisiana Highway 2 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It runs in a west to east direction, beginning at State Highway 49 and ending at an intersection with U.S....
  • Louisiana Highway 9
    Louisiana Highway 9

    Louisiana Highway 9 is a state highway that serves Natchitoches Parish, LA, Bienville Parish, LA, and Claiborne Parish, LA in north Louisiana. It spans , running a north-south route....


Adjacent parishes

  • Columbia County
    Columbia County, Arkansas

    Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population was 25,603. The county seat is Magnolia, Arkansas....
    , Arkansas
    Arkansas

    Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....
      (northwest)
  • Union County
    Union County, Arkansas

    Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population was 45,629. The county seat is El Dorado, Arkansas....
    , Arkansas
    Arkansas

    Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....
      (northeast)
  • Union Parish
    Union Parish, Louisiana

    Union Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Farmerville, Louisiana.Union Parish is part of the Monroe, Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana metropolitan area as well as the Monroe–Bastrop, Louisiana Monroe-Bastrop combined statistical area....
      (east)
  • Lincoln Parish
    Lincoln Parish, Louisiana

    Lincoln Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Ruston, Louisiana. In 2004, its population was estimated to be 42,382....
      (southeast)
  • Bienville Parish
    Bienville Parish, Louisiana

    Bienville Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Arcadia, Louisiana and as of 2000, the population is 15,752....
      (south)
  • Webster Parish
    Webster Parish, Louisiana

    Webster Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat of the parish is Minden, Louisiana. In 2000, its population was 41,831....
      (west)


National protected area
Protected area

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  • Kisatchie National Forest
    Kisatchie National Forest

    Kisatchie National Forest, the only United States National Forest in Louisiana, is located in the state's Old growth forest piney hills and hardwood bottoms of seven central and northern county ....
     (part)


Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 16,851 people, 6,270 households, and 4,338 families residing in the parish. The population density
Population density

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 was 22 people per square mile (9/kmē). There were 7,815 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/kmē). The racial makeup of the parish was 51.80% White
Race (United States Census)

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, 47.37% Black
Race (United States Census)

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 or African American
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, 0.14% Native American
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, 0.10% Asian
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, 0.03% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.08% from other races
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, and 0.48% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 6,270 households out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.10% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 17.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the parish the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.40 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $25,344, and the median income for a family was $32,225. Males had a median income of $29,161 versus $20,102 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

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 for the parish was $13,825. About 21.40% of families and 26.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.30% of those under age 18 and 23.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

  • Athens
    Athens, Louisiana

    Athens is a village in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. The population was 262 at the 2000 United States Census.The Pilgrim's Pride poultry hatchery in Athens closed early in 2009, along with other company businesses in nearby Arcadia, Louisiana in Bienville Parish, Choudrant, Louisiana in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, an...
  • Haynesville
    Haynesville, Louisiana

    Haynesville is a town in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,679 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Homer
    Homer, Louisiana

    Homer is a town in and the parish seat of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,788 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Junction City
    Junction City, Louisiana

    Junction City is a village in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana and Union Parish, Louisiana parishes in Louisiana, and is the Twin cities of neighboring Junction City, Arkansas....
  • Lisbon
    Lisbon, Louisiana

    Lisbon is a village in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. The population was 162 at the 2000 United States Census.Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick, a former member of the Louisiana Board of Regents, a music educator, and a statewide Baptist official, was born in Lisbon in 1918....


    • Education

    Claiborne Parish School Board
    Claiborne Parish School Board

    Claiborne Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in Homer, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States.The district serves all of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana....
     serves the parish.

    Corrections

    Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections operates the David Wade Correctional Center in an unincorporated section of Claiborne Parish.

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