East Carroll Parish, Louisiana

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




founded year = 1877
founded date =
seat wl = Lake Providence
largest city wl = Lake Providence
area_total_sq_mi = 442
area_total_km2 = 1146
area_land_sq_mi = 421
area_land_km2 = 1092
area_water_sq_mi = 21
area_water_km2 = 54
area percentage = 4.75%
census yr = 2000
pop = 9421
density_sq_mi = 22
density_km2 = 9
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for = Charles Carroll of Carrollton

East Carroll Parish ( _fr. Paroisse de Carroll Est) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Lake Providence and as of 2000, the population was 9,421.

Law and government

In the 2004 presidential race, East Carroll gave the George W. Bush - Richard B. Cheney electors 1,357 votes (40 percent) to 1,980 ballots (58 percent) for the
Democratic John Kerry - John Edwards slate.

Geography

The parish has a total area of 442 square miles (1,146 km²), of which, 421 square miles (1,092 km²) of it is land and 21 square miles (54 km²) of it (4.75%) is water.

Major highways

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Adjacent parishes

*Chicot County, Arkansas (north)
*Issaquena County, Mississippi (east)
*Warren County, Mississippi (southeast)
*Madison Parish (south)
*Richland Parish (southwest)
*West Carroll Parish (west)

Demographics

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1900= 11373
1910= 11637
1920= 11231
1930= 15815
1940= 19023
1950= 16302
1960= 14433
1970= 12884
1980= 11772
1990= 9709
2000= 9421
estimate= 8699
estyear= 2006
estref= [cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22035.html|title=East Carroll Parish Quickfacts|author=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-02-02]
footnote=East 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 9,421 people, 2,969 households, and 2,140 families residing in the parish. The population density was 22 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 3,303 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 31.60% White, 67.29% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. 1.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,969 households out of which 36.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.00% were married couples living together, 27.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the parish the population was spread out with 30.30% under the age of 18, 11.50% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 18.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 104.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.90 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $20,723, and the median income for a family was $24,554. Males had a median income of $22,099 versus $18,672 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $9,629. About 32.60% of families and 40.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 56.80% of those under age 18 and 32.70% of those age 65 or over. The county's per-capita income makes it one of the poorest counties in the United States.

Cities and towns

*Lake Providence
*Transylvania

Notable natives and residents

* Buddy Caldwell, District Attorney in East Carroll.
* Don Johnson, a Transylvania farmer who has run unsuccessfully as a Republican for state agriculture commissioner in 1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, and 2007.
* Joseph Ransdell, a Democrat who served from 1913-1931. Ransdell was born in Alexandria but resided for many years in Lake Providence.

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