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County:

Catahoula Parish

State:

Louisiana

FIPS Code:

22025

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

157,941

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

15.36

% Water:

4.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

49

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low

Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

11,769

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

12,287

4.4%

-2.6%

7.0%

1990:

11,065

-9.9%

-16.5%

6.6%

2000:

10,920

-1.3%

-4.6%

3.3%

2005:

10,447

-4.3%

-4.0%

-0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

7,785

71.3%

0-to-19:

3,155

28.9%

Black:

2,942

26.9%

20-to-39:

2,814

25.8%

Hispanic:

101

0.9%

40-to-59:

2,838

26.0%

American Indian:

21

0.2%

60-plus:

2,113

19.3%

Other:

71

0.7%

Median Age:

36.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

15.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

61.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.4%

Median Family Income:

$27,206

Families Below Poverty Line:

22.6%

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