Allen Parish, Louisiana
The Allen Parish (French: Paroisse d' Allen) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. In 2010, the Parish had 25,764 inhabitants and a population density of 13 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( Parish Seat) is Oberlin.
Geography
The Parish is located in west-central Louisiana, in the West is about 60 km from Texas, located in the south about 100 km from the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of 1980 square kilometers, of which three square miles are water. At the Allen Parish boundaries Nachbarparishes following:
History
The Allen Parish was formed on June 12, 1912 from portions of Calcasieu Parish. It was named after Henry Watkins Allen (1820-1866), a former governor of the non- allied with the Union part of Louisiana during the Civil War.
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Allen Parish 25,764 people in 8,388 households. The population density was 12.8 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 71.6 percent white, 23.2 percent African American, 2.4 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 8,388 households lived statistically 2.57 per person.
22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.9 percent were 65 years or older. 43.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 36,926. The per capita income was $ 17,108. 17.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Allen Parish
City
- Oakdale
Towns
- Elizabeth
- Children
- Oberlin
Village
- Reeves
Unincorporated communities
- Bel
- Bond
- Coverdale
- Elder
- Foley
- Fontenot
- Grant
- Hampton
- Harmony
- Indian Village
- Lauderdale
- Le Blanc
- Mittie
- Pawnee
- Reids
- Simmons Settlement
- Stanley
- Ward
Structure
The Allen Parish is divided into 7 numbered districts:
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