Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Encyclopedia
Military Installations
- Camp BeauregardCamp BeauregardFor the American Civil War site, see Camp Beauregard Memorial in Water Valley.Camp Beauregard is a U.S. Army installation located northeast of Pineville, Louisiana, primarily in Rapides Parish, but also extending northward into Grant Parish. It is currently operated by the Louisiana National Guard...
(LA Army National Guard) - Esler Airfield (LA Army National Guard)
- England Air Force BaseEngland Air Force BaseEngland Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base in Louisiana, located Northwest of Alexandria and about Northwest of New Orleans....
(defunct) - Camp ClaiborneCamp ClaiborneCamp Claiborne was a U.S. Army military camp during World War II located in Rapides Parish in central Louisiana. The camp was under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Eighth Service Command, and included 23,000 acres ....
(defunct) - Camp LivingstonCamp LivingstonCamp Livingston was a U.S. Army military camp during World War II located on the Rapides Parish and Grant Parish line in north Louisiana, north of Pineville, Louisiana.- History :...
(defunct)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 126,337 people, 47,120 households, and 33,125 families residing in the parish. The population density
Population density
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was 93 people per square mile (37/km²). There were 52,038 housing units at an average density of 39 per square mile (15/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 66.51% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 30.43% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.74% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.86% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.04% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.42% from other races
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, and 1.01% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race.
There were 47,120 households out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.70% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 16.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the parish the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.00 males.
The median income for a household in the parish was $29,856, and the median income for a family was $36,671. Males had a median income of $29,775 versus $20,483 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the parish was $16,088. About 16.40% of families and 20.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.30% of those under age 18 and 16.30% of those age 65 or over.
Cities
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Towns
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Cheneyville, Louisiana Cheneyville is a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 901 at the 2000 census.... Glenmora, Louisiana Glenmora is a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,558 at the 2000 census.... |
Lecompte, Louisiana Lecompte is a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,366 at the 2000 census.... Woodworth, Louisiana Woodworth is a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,080 at the 2000 census.... |
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Government and infrastructure
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & CorrectionsLouisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections
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operates the J. Levy Dabadie Correctional Center
J. Levy Dabadie Correctional Center
J. Levy Dabadie Correctional Center is a men's prison adjacent to the Louisiana National Guard base on the grounds of Camp Beauregard and in Pineville, Louisiana. A facility of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, JLDCC is about east of the intersection of U.S. Route 165 and...
, which is located on property adjacent to Camp Beauregard
Camp Beauregard
For the American Civil War site, see Camp Beauregard Memorial in Water Valley.Camp Beauregard is a U.S. Army installation located northeast of Pineville, Louisiana, primarily in Rapides Parish, but also extending northward into Grant Parish. It is currently operated by the Louisiana National Guard...
and in Pineville
Pineville, Louisiana
Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is adjacent to the city of Alexandria, and is part of that city's Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,829 at the 2000 census....
in Rapides Parish.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Rapides Parish, LouisianaNational Register of Historic Places listings in Rapides Parish, LouisianaThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States...
- Renaissance Home for YouthRenaissance Home for YouthThe Renaissance Home for Youth is a criminal rehabilitation center located near Alexandria, Louisiana, USA at 6177 Bayou Rapides Road in western Rapides Parish co-founded in 1972 by Guy E. Humphries, Jr. , a Ninth Judicial District Court judge, Dr. Glenn Earl Bryant , then the pastor of the large...
External links
Geology
- Snead, J., P. V. Heinrich, and R. P. McCulloh, 2002, Ville Platte 30 x 60 minute geologic quadrangle. Louisiana Geological Survey, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.