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County:

Jackson Parish

State:

Louisiana

FIPS Code:

22049

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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:

325,899

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.69

% Water:

1.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

47

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

15,963

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

17,321

8.5%

3.1%

5.4%

1990:

15,705

-9.3%

-12.8%

3.4%

2000:

15,397

-2.0%

-2.6%

0.7%

2005:

15,135

-1.7%

-1.7%

0.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

10,887

70.7%

0-to-19:

4,357

28.3%

Black:

4,282

27.8%

20-to-39:

3,844

25.0%

Hispanic:

94

0.6%

40-to-59:

3,949

25.6%

American Indian:

43

0.3%

60-plus:

3,247

21.1%

Other:

91

0.6%

Median Age:

37.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

27.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.9%

Median Family Income:

$36,317

Families Below Poverty Line:

16.0%

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