Jamestown, Louisiana
Encyclopedia
Jamestown is a village in Bienville Parish
, Louisiana
, United States
. The population was 149 at the 2000 census.
Lee Smith
, a retired professional baseball
player, was born there in 1957.
Enoch T. Nix
, a banker in Bossier City
and a 30-year member of the Louisiana State Board of Edcucation and its replacement body, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, was born in Jamestown in 1920.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²). 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (1.71%) is water.
of 2000, there were 149 people, 60 households, and 36 families residing in the village. The population density
was 86.4 inhabitants per square mile (33.4/km²). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 46.4 per square mile (18.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.97% White, 3.36% African American and 0.67% Native American.
There were 60 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples
living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 75.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $11,305. There were 6.9% of families and 9.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 33.3% of those over 64.
Bienville Parish, Louisiana
Bienville Parish is a parish located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Arcadia and as of the 2000 census, the population is 15,752....
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 149 at the 2000 census.
Lee Smith
Lee Smith (baseball)
Lee Arthur Smith is an American right-handed former baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball for eight teams. Pitching primarily for the Chicago Cubs, with whom he spent his first eight seasons, Lee served mostly as a relief pitcher during his career...
, a retired professional baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player, was born there in 1957.
Enoch T. Nix
Enoch T. Nix
Enoch Talton Nix was a banker and civic figure from Bossier City, Louisiana, who served for thirty years on the elected Louisiana State Board of Education and its successor organization established under the Louisiana State Constitution of 1974, the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary...
, a banker in Bossier City
Bossier City, Louisiana
Bossier City is a city in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States.As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 61,315. Bossier City is closely tied to its larger sister city Shreveport, located on the western bank of the Red River. The Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area is the...
and a 30-year member of the Louisiana State Board of Edcucation and its replacement body, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, was born in Jamestown in 1920.
Geography
Jamestown is located at 32°20′28"N 93°12′30"W (32.341201, -93.208366).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²). 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (1.71%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 149 people, 60 households, and 36 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 86.4 inhabitants per square mile (33.4/km²). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 46.4 per square mile (18.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.97% White, 3.36% African American and 0.67% Native American.
There were 60 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% 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, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 75.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $21,875 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 village was $11,305. There were 6.9% of families and 9.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 33.3% of those over 64.