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County:

Lincoln Parish

State:

Louisiana

FIPS Code:

22061

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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:

225,810

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.92

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

46

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

33,800

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

39,763

17.6%

10.6%

7.0%

1990:

41,745

5.0%

-1.8%

6.8%

2000:

42,509

1.8%

-3.0%

4.8%

2005:

42,108

-0.9%

-3.7%

2.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

24,206

56.9%

0-to-19:

13,237

31.1%

Black:

16,846

39.6%

20-to-39:

14,454

34.0%

Hispanic:

492

1.2%

40-to-59:

8,616

20.3%

American Indian:

72

0.2%

60-plus:

6,202

14.6%

Other:

893

2.1%

Median Age:

26.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

90.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

31.8%

Median Family Income:

$38,972

Families Below Poverty Line:

18.2%

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