Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Encyclopedia
National protected areas
- Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife RefugeBlack Bayou Lake National Wildlife RefugeBlack Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge is one of five refuges managed in the North Louisiana Refuges Complex and one of 545 refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System. It was established in 1997 through a unique partnership with the city of Monroe, Louisiana. The U.S...
- D'Arbonne National Wildlife RefugeD'Arbonne National Wildlife RefugeD'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge is located north of West Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita and Union Parishes on either side of Bayou D'Arbonne near its confluence with the Ouachita River. It lies on the western edge of the Mississippi Alluvial valley. It was established in 1975 to protect...
(part)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 147,250 people, 55,216 households, and 38,319 families residing in the parish. The population density
Population density
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was 241 people per square mile (93/km²). There were 60,154 housing units at an average density of 98 per square mile (38/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 64.48% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 33.63% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.23% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.64% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.03% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.33% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.67% from two or more races. 1.19% 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 55,216 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.70% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 17.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the parish the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 12.00% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 20.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 89.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.50 males.
The median income for a household in the parish was $32,047, and the median income for a family was $40,206. Males had a median income of $31,616 versus $23,139 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the parish was $17,084. About 15.80% of families and 20.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.70% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.
2008 presidential election results
Republican John McCainJohn McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
won 41,741 votes (62 percent) in Ouachita Parish. Democrat Barack Obama
Barack Obama
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trailed with 24,813 votes (37 percent). Other candidates polled the remaining 1 percent of the vote.
Communities
Cities and towns
- MonroeMonroe, LouisianaMonroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636...
- RichwoodRichwood, LouisianaRichwood is a town in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,115 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Richwood is located at ....
- SterlingtonSterlington, LouisianaSterlington is a town in northern Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,276 at the 2000 census.Actor Ed Nelson, a co-star of ABC's Peyton Place during the 1960s, retired to Sterlington from his native New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.-Geography:Sterlington is...
- West MonroeWest Monroe, LouisianaWest Monroe is a city in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 13,250 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area....
Census-designated places
- Brownsville-BawcomvilleBrownsville-Bawcomville, LouisianaBrownsville-Bawcomville is a census-designated place in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,616 at the 2000 census...
- ClaiborneClaiborne, LouisianaClaiborne is a census-designated place in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 9,830 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Claiborne is located at ....
- SwartzSwartz, LouisianaSwartz is a census-designated place in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,247 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Swartz is located at ....
Media
A documentaryDocumentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
entitled The Gift of the Ouachita by filmmaker George C. Brian (1919–2007), head of the Division of Theater and Drama at the University of Louisiana at Monroe
University of Louisiana at Monroe
The University of Louisiana at Monroe is a coeducational public university in Monroe, Louisiana and part of the University of Louisiana System.-History:...
is a history of Monroe as the "gift of the Ouachita River."
Primary and Secondary Schools
Ouachita Parish School BoardOuachita Parish School Board
Ouachita Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, United States.The district serves areas in Ouachita Parish except for areas within the City of Monroe; those areas are served by the Monroe City School System....
serves areas outside of the City of Monroe. Monroe City School System serves areas within Monroe. Monroe is also the home of The University Of Louisiana at Monroe.
National Guard
1022nd Engineer Company (Vertical) of the 527th Engineer Battalion of the 225th Engineer Brigade is located in West Monroe. 528th Engineer Battalion (To The Very End) also part of the 225th Engineer Brigade is headquartered the Monroe.See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Ouachita Parish, LouisianaNational Register of Historic Places listings in Ouachita Parish, LouisianaThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States...