NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lincoln Parish, Louisiana

Lincoln Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is Ruston. In 2004, its population was estimated to be 42,382. The parish was established in 1873 from land that had belonged to Bienville Parish, Claiborne Parish, Jackson Parish and Union Parish. It is named for former U.S. president Abraham Lincoln. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area Ranked 31st - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 kmÂ²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 16 - Latitude 29Â°N to 33Â°N - Longitude 89Â°W... Image File history File links Map_of_USA_LA.svgâ€Ž File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Louisiana ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... The city of Ruston is the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precision atomic time standard. ... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties/Parishes/Boroughs, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area Ranked 31st - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 kmÂ²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 16 - Latitude 29Â°N to 33Â°N - Longitude 89Â°W... A parish seat is the administrative center of a parish in the US state of Louisiana. ... The city of Ruston is the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Bienville Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Claiborne Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Jackson Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Union Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ...

Lincoln Parish and neighboring Jackson Parish are part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area. Map of Louisiana highlighting the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area The Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area is a micropolitan area in north central Louisiana that covers two parishes - Lincoln and Jackson. ...

Geography

The parish has a total area of 1,223 km² (472 mi²). 1,221 km² (471 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.19%) is water. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ...

Major Highways

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Adjacent parishes

Union Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Ouachita Parish is a parish (population 148,287 as of the 2000 census) located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Jackson Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Bienville Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Claiborne Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...

Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 42,509 people, 15,235 households, and 9,689 families residing in the parish. The population density was 35/km² (90/mi²). There were 17,000 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/mi²). 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. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...

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. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...

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. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

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Cities and towns

Choudrant is a village located in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. ... Downsville is a village located in Union and Lincoln parishes in Louisiana. ... Dubach is a town located in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. ... Grambling is a town located in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. ... The city of Ruston is the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Simsboro is a village located in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. ... Vienna is a town located in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. ...

External link

	v • d • e Municipalities and Communities of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Parish Seat: Ruston
Cities	Ruston Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area Ranked 31st - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 kmÂ²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 16 - Latitude 29Â°N to 33Â°N - Longitude 89Â°W... A parish seat is the administrative center of a parish in the US state of Louisiana. ... The city of Ruston is the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The city of Ruston is the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Towns	Dubach \| Grambling \| Vienna Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Dubach is a town located in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. ... Grambling is a town located in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. ... Vienna is a town located in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. ...
Villages	Choudrant \| Downsville \| Simsboro Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Choudrant is a village located in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. ... Downsville is a village located in Union and Lincoln parishes in Louisiana. ... Simsboro is a village located in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. ...

Coordinates: 32°36′N 92°40′W / 32.60, -92.66 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...