Glenmora, Louisiana
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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.
Claude Kirkpatrick
, a member of the Louisiana House of Repesentatives
from Jefferson Davis Parish from 1952–1960, a candidate for governor in 1963, and the instigator of Toledo Bend Reservoir
was born in Glenmora but moved to Lake Charles
when he was six years of age.
Virgil Orr
, a former member of the Louisiana House from Ruston
, the seat of Lincoln Parish
, graduated from Glenmora High School in 1940.
Joseph Tabarlet
, later the mayor of Jonesboro
, was in the bakery
business in Glenmora with his father during the 1920s.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all land.
of 2000, there were 1,558 people, 615 households, and 415 families residing in the town. The population density
was 897.1 people per square mile (345.7/km²). There were 700 housing units at an average density of 403.1 per square mile (155.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 64.96% White, 30.87% African American, 1.60% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 1.09% from other races
, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.44% of the population.
There were 615 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples
living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,736, and the median income for a family was $26,739. Males had a median income of $26,328 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $11,535. About 22.1% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.5% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in Rapides Parish
Rapides Parish, Louisiana
-Military Installations:*Camp Beauregard *Esler Airfield *England Air Force Base *Camp Claiborne *Camp Livingston -Demographics:...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, United States
United States
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. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana
Alexandria, Louisiana
Alexandria is a city in and the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area which encompasses all of Rapides and Grant parishes....
Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,558 at the 2000 census.
Claude Kirkpatrick
Claude Kirkpatrick
Claude Kirkpatrick was a diversified businessman who served two terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives , worked to establish Toledo Bend Reservoir through his directorship of the state Department of Public Works , and was the administrator and then president of Baton Rouge General Medical...
, a member of the Louisiana House of Repesentatives
Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators...
from Jefferson Davis Parish from 1952–1960, a candidate for governor in 1963, and the instigator of Toledo Bend Reservoir
Toledo Bend Reservoir
Toledo Bend Reservoir is a reservoir on the Sabine River between Texas and Louisiana. The lake has an area of 185,000 acres , the largest man-made body of water in Texas, the largest in the South, and the fifth largest in the United States. The dam is capable of generating 92 megawatts of...
was born in Glenmora but moved to Lake Charles
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Located in Calcasieu Parish, a major cultural, industrial, and educational center in the southwest region of the state, and one of the most important in...
when he was six years of age.
Virgil Orr
Virgil Orr
Virgil L. Orr is a retired engineering professor and administrator at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 12 from 1988-1992.-Background:Orr graduated in 1940 from Glenmora High School in Glenmora...
, a former member of the Louisiana House from Ruston
Ruston, Louisiana
Ruston is a city in and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,546 at the 2000 census. Ruston is near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex and is the home of Louisiana Tech University. Its economy caters to its college population...
, the seat of Lincoln Parish
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Lincoln Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Ruston. In 2004, its population was estimated to be 42,382...
, graduated from Glenmora High School in 1940.
Joseph Tabarlet
Joseph Tabarlet
Joseph Odell Tabarlet, I , was a businessman, public administrator and civic leader who served one full and three partial terms as the mayor of Jonesboro, the seat of Jackson Parish in north Louisiana.-Background:...
, later the mayor of Jonesboro
Jonesboro, Louisiana
Jonesboro is a town in and the parish seat of Jackson Parish in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 3,914 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, was in the bakery
Bakery
A bakery is an establishment which produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, pastries and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.-See also:*Baker*Cake...
business in Glenmora with his father during the 1920s.
Geography
Glenmora is located at 30°58′24"N 92°35′4"W (30.973390, -92.584309).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,558 people, 615 households, and 415 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 897.1 people per square mile (345.7/km²). There were 700 housing units at an average density of 403.1 per square mile (155.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 64.96% White, 30.87% African American, 1.60% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 1.09% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.44% of the population.
There were 615 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,736, and the median income for a family was $26,739. Males had a median income of $26,328 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $11,535. About 22.1% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.5% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.