Homer, Louisiana

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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region = Claiborne
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Homer is a town in and the parish seat of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States.GR|6 The population was 3,788 at the 2000 census.

History

The former newspsper, the "Homer Iliad", was published by Arkansas native William Jasper Blackburn during Reconstruction. Blackburn also served a year in the United States House of Representatives, as the Claiborne Parish administrative judge, a post which no longer exists, and as a member of the Louisiana State Senate.

In the young adult novel "Roughnecks" by Thomas Cochran, the "Pineview Pelicans" are based on the Homer Pelicans as rivals of the "Oil Camp Roughnecks". Oil Camp is the home town of the main character, Travis Cody, and is based on the town of Haynesville Louisiana.

Geography

Homer is located at coor dms|32|47|24|N|93|3|31|W|city (32.789863, -93.058633)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²), of which, 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²) of it is land and 0.22% is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,788 people, 1,431 households, and 977 families residing in the town. The population density was 826.8 people per square mile (319.3/km²). There were 1,709 housing units at an average density of 373.0/sq mi (144.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 37.80% White, 61.30% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 1,431 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were married couples living together, 23.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,646, and the median income for a family was $28,199. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $20,777 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,811. About 22.9% of families and 31.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.2% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives and residents

* Bobby Rush (musician) - Blues musician.
* Cheryl Ford - Only woman to win the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award and a WNBA championship in the same year.
* Frank T. Norman, Minden mayor who served from 1958-1966, was born in Homer in 1914.
* Paul Lowe - Football player who played in the American Football League All-Time Team.
* Von Wafer - Basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers.
* William Jasper Blackburn was mayor of Minden from 1855-1856.

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