West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

Infobox U.S. County
county = West Carroll Parish
state = Louisiana




founded year = 1877
founded date =
seat wl = Oak Grove
largest city wl = Oak Grove
area_total_sq_mi = 360
area_total_km2 = 933
area_land_sq_mi = 359
area_land_km2 = 931
area_water_sq_mi = 1
area_water_km2 = 2
area percentage = 0.23%
census yr = 2000
pop = 12314
density_sq_mi = 34
density_km2 = 13
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for = Charles Carroll of Carrollton

West Carroll Parish ( _fr. Paroisse de Carroll Ouest) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Oak Grove and as of 2000, the population is 12,314.

History

The parish was formed in 1877, when Carroll Parish was split in two.

Geography

The parish has a total area of 360 square miles (933 km²), of which, 359 square miles (931 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.26%) is water.

Major highways

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Adjacent parishes

*Chicot County, Arkansas (north)
*East Carroll Parish (east)
*Richland Parish (south)
*Morehouse Parish (west)

National protected area

* Poverty Point National Monument

Demographics

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1900= 3685
1910= 6249
1920= 8857
1930= 13895
1940= 19252
1950= 17248
1960= 14177
1970= 13028
1980= 12922
1990= 12093
2000= 12314
estimate= 11732
estyear= 2006
estref= [cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22123.html|title=West Carroll Parish Quickfacts|author=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-02-02]
footnote=West Carroll Parish Census Data [cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt|title=Louisiana Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|author=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-02-02] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 12,314 people, 4,458 households, and 3,249 families residing in the parish. The population density was 34 people per square mile (13/km²). There were 4,980 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 79.89% White, 18.88% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. 1.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,458 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 12.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the parish the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 102.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.50 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $24,637, and the median income for a family was $31,806. Males had a median income of $28,211 versus $18,477 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $12,302. About 18.20% of families and 23.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.80% of those under age 18 and 22.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Notable natives and residents

* Dave L. Pearce (1904-1984), the Democratic Louisiana commissioner of agriculture from 1952-1956 and again from 1960-1976, was a native of West Carroll Parish. He was born in Oak Grove.

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