Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

The Morehouse Parish (French: Paroisse de Morehouse ) is a parish located in the state of Louisiana in the United States. In the census in 2010, the Parish had 27 979 inhabitants and a population density of 13.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( Parish Seat) is Bastrop.

Geography

The Parish is located in northern Louisiana, bordered by Arkansas, to the east is located about 40 km from Mississippi and has an area of ​​2085 square kilometers, of which 28 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following Parishes and Counties:

History

Morehouse Parish was formed in 1844 from parts of Carroll Parish and Ouachita Parish of. It was named after Abraham Morehouse, one of the first white settlers in the region.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2000 lived in Morehouse Parish 31 021 people; it was counted 11,382 households, and 8,320 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 55.76 percent White, 43.36 percent Black or African American, 0.13 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.12 percent from other races groups. 0.44 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.74 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 11,382 households out of which 33.3 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 49.1 percent were married couples living together, 19.8 percent were single mothers, 26.9 percent were non-families, 24.4 percent of all households and 11.6 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.14.

In relation to the parish the population was spread out 27.5 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 21.4 percent between 45 and 64 years and 15.1 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median income for a household was $ 25,124, and the median income for a family was $ 31,358. Males have a median income of $ 31,385, women $ 18,474. The per capita income was $ 13,197. 21.3 percent of families 26.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. This included 35.9 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years and 23.8 percent of people aged over 65.

Places in the Parish

  • Bastrop
  • Beekman
  • Bonita
  • Bordenax
  • Collinston
  • Couters Neck
  • Galion
  • Geddie
  • Gum Ridge
  • Humphreys
  • Jones
  • LAARK
  • Log Cabin
  • Marcarco
  • McGinty
  • Mer Rouge
  • Naff
  • Newhlock
  • Oak Ridge
  • Perryville
  • Point Pleasant
  • Robinson
  • Rogers
  • Shelton
  • Spyker
  • Stampley
  • Stevenson
  • Twin Oaks
  • Upland
  • Uscarco
  • Vaughn
  • Wardsville
  • Windsor
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