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County:

Webster Parish

State:

Louisiana

FIPS Code:

22119

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

3.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

12,456

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

299,305

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Kisatchie NF

12,456

% Water:

3.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

46

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:

39,939

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

43,631

9.2%

3.2%

6.1%

1990:

41,989

-3.8%

-8.0%

4.2%

2000:

41,831

-0.4%

-1.5%

1.1%

2005:

41,356

-1.1%

-1.1%

0.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

27,233

65.1%

0-to-19:

11,887

28.4%

Black:

13,662

32.7%

20-to-39:

10,202

24.4%

Hispanic:

378

0.9%

40-to-59:

10,845

25.9%

American Indian:

127

0.3%

60-plus:

8,897

21.3%

Other:

431

1.0%

Median Age:

38.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

70.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

70.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.6%

Median Family Income:

$35,119

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.3%

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