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County:

De Soto Parish

State:

Louisiana

FIPS Code:

22031

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

369,706

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.92

% Water:

1.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

47

Mean July Temp:

83

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

22,764

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

25,727

13.0%

7.9%

5.1%

1990:

25,346

-1.5%

-8.9%

7.5%

2000:

25,494

0.6%

-2.7%

3.3%

2005:

26,383

3.5%

2.0%

1.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

14,089

55.3%

0-to-19:

7,926

31.1%

Black:

10,691

41.9%

20-to-39:

6,166

24.2%

Hispanic:

396

1.6%

40-to-59:

6,749

26.5%

American Indian:

109

0.4%

60-plus:

4,653

18.3%

Other:

209

0.8%

Median Age:

36.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

29.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

70.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.2%

Median Family Income:

$33,196

Families Below Poverty Line:

21.0%

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