Lincoln Parish, Louisiana

Infobox U.S. County
county = Lincoln Parish
state = Louisiana




founded year = 1873
founded date =
seat wl = Ruston
largest city wl = Ruston
area_total_sq_mi = 482
area_total_km2 = 1233
area_land_sq_mi = 471
area_land_km2 = 1221
area_water_sq_mi = 1
area_water_km2 = 2
area percentage = 0.19%
census yr = 2000
pop = 42509
density_sq_mi = 90
density_km2 = 35
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
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named for = President Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Ruston. In 2004, its population was estimated to be 42,382.Fact|date=August 2008 Lincoln Parish and neighboring Jackson Parish are part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The parish was established in 1873 from land that had belonged to Bienville Parish, Claiborne Parish, Jackson Parish and Union Parish.Fact|date=August 2008 It is named for former U.S. president Abraham Lincoln.Fact|date=August 2008

Geography

The parish has a total area of 472 square miles (1,223 km²), of which, 471 square miles (1,221 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.19%) is water.Fact|date=August 2008

Major highways

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Adjacent parishes

*Union Parish (north)
*Ouachita Parish (east)
*Jackson Parish (south)
*Bienville Parish (southwest)
*Claiborne Parish (northwest)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 42,509 people, 15,235 households, and 9,689 families residing in the parish. The population density was 90 people per square mile (35/km²). There were 17,000 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 57.42% White, 39.84% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.USCensusPop
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1900= 15898
1910= 18485
1920= 16962
1930= 22822
1940= 24790
1950= 25782
1960= 28535
1970= 33800
1980= 39763
1990= 41745
2000= 42509
estimate= 41857
estyear= 2006
estref= [cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22061.html|title=Lincoln Parish Quickfacts|author=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-02-02]
footnote=Lincoln 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] There were 15,235 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.50% were married couples living together, 15.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.40% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the parish the population was spread out with 22.10% under the age of 18, 25.70% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 17.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $26,977, and the median income for a family was $38,972. Males had a median income of $32,376 versus $20,877 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $14,313. About 18.20% of families and 26.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.10% of those under age 18 and 18.10% of those age 65 or over.

Attractions

Lincoln Parish Park

Cities and towns

Education

Lincoln Parish residents are zoned to Lincoln Parish School Board schools.

ee also

References

External links

* [http://www.lincolnparish.org/ Lincoln Parish]