Anacoco, Louisiana

Geobox Village
name = Village of Anacoco
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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region = Vernon
region_type = Parish
area_imperial = 3.1
area_land_imperial = 3.1
area_water_imperial = 0.0
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lat_m = 15
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elevation_imperial = 335
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population = 886
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established_type = Incorporated
established = 1979
leader = Leroy D. Cooley
timezone = CST
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map_caption = Location of Anacoco in Louisiana
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Anacoco is a village in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 866 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fort Polk South Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Anacoco is located at coor dms|31|15|10|N|93|20|38|W|city (31.252671, -93.343801)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.0 km² (3.1 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 866 people, 346 households, and 255 families residing in the village. The population density was 108.2/km² (280.5/mi²). There were 376 housing units at an average density of 47.0/km² (121.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.65% White, 0.12% African American, 1.62% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.92% from other races, and 2.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.42% of the population.

There were 346 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,303, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,300. About 9.2% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

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