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Richland Parish is a parish located in the North Louisiana Delta Country in the U.S. state of Louisiana, known for its fertile, flat farmland, cane brakes, and open spaces. The parish had a population of 20,043 at the 2020 United States census.[1] The name Richland was chosen due to the rich production from farming. The parish seat and largest community is Rayville.

Richland Parish
Parish
Alto Presbyterian Church
Alto Presbyterian Church
Map of Louisiana highlighting Richland Parish
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
Map of the United States highlighting Louisiana
Louisiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°25′18″N 91°45′43″W / 32.421736°N 91.762070°W / 32.421736; -91.762070
Country United States
State Louisiana
FoundedSeptember 29, 1878
Named forFertile (rich) land in the area
SeatRayville
Largest townRayville
Area
 • Total576 sq mi (1,490 km2)
 • Land559 sq mi (1,450 km2)
 • Water9.375 sq mi (24.28 km2)  1.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total20,043
 • Density35/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)

History

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The parish was officially created on September 29, 1868.[2] Rayville, Louisiana, the parish seat, was named for John Ray, a politician from Monroe with large land holdings in present-day Rayville.[3]

Richland Parish is home to the first public parish library in the State of Louisiana, the Rhymes Memorial Library. The library was built in 1925 by the Lambda Kappa Club of Rayville. R.R. Rhymes donated the original building in memory of his wife, Nonnie Roark Rhymes.[4]

Geography

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Bayou Macon flows through the western areas of Richland. Other tributaries in the parish include Crew Lake, and the Lafourche Diversion Canal are located in the western portion of the parish. Boeuf River flows from the northern end to the southern end in the center of the parish.

Adjacent parishes

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Parks and wildlife management areas

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Communities

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Towns

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Village

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Unincorporated areas

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Census-designated place

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Unincorporated communities

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  • Archibald
  • Bardel
  • Bee Bayou
  • Buckner
  • Charlieville
  • Crew Lake
  • Dehlco
  • Dunn
  • Four Forks
  • Gilleyville
  • Girard
  • Holly Ridge
  • Jonesburg
  • Mitchiner
  • New Light
  • Rhymes
  • Sacksonia
  • Warden

    • Transportation

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    Bridge crossing the Boeuf River on Hwy 15 near Alto, LA
    Interstates and State Highways
      Interstate 20
      U.S. Highway 80
      Louisiana Highway 15
      Louisiana Highway 17
      Louisiana Highway 132
      Louisiana Highway 133
      Louisiana Highway 135
      Louisiana Highway 585
    Air, Rail, Levee
      Rayville Municipal Airport
      Delhi Municipal Airport
      Monroe Regional Airport
      Kansas City Southern Railroad
      Tensas Basin Levee District

    Demographics

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    Historical population
    CensusPop.Note%±
    18705,110—
    18808,44065.2%
    189010,23021.2%
    190011,1168.7%
    191015,76941.9%
    192020,86032.3%
    193026,37426.4%
    194028,8299.3%
    195026,672−7.5%
    196023,824−10.7%
    197021,774−8.6%
    198022,1871.9%
    199020,629−7.0%
    200020,9811.7%
    201020,725−1.2%
    202020,043−3.3%
    U.S. Decennial Census[5]
    1790–1960[6] 1900–1990[7]
    1990–2000[8] 2010[9]

    2020 census

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    Richland Parish racial composition[10]
    Race Num. Perc.
    White (non-Hispanic) 11,667 58.21%
    Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 7,303 36.44%
    Native American 53 0.26%
    Asian 50 0.25%
    Other/Mixed 570 2.84%
    HispanicorLatino 400 2.0%

    As of the 2020 United States census, there were 20,043 people, 7,459 households, and 4,972 families residing in the parish.

    Education

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    Public schools

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    Private schools

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    Charter schools

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    Community and technical colleges

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    Regional universities

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    Government

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    Parish Administration Administrators
    Sheriff Gary Gilley, No Party
    Coroner Dr. Matt Prine, Republican
    Assessor Lee Brown, III, Democrat
    School Board Superintendent Sheldon Jones
    Homeland Security Dawn Williams
    Parish Police Jury Police Jurors
    District 1, Delhi Steve Craig, Republican
    District 2, Delhi Patrick Stubblefield, Democrat
    District 3, Rayville Sharon Gee, Democrat
    District 4, Rayville Steve Lofton, Republican
    District 5, Rayville Paul Slayter, Republican
    District 6, Rayville Althan Smith, Democrat
    District 7, Alto Cecil Reddick, Republican
    District 8, Start Elliot Colvin, Republican
    District 9, Mangham Roy Wiggins, Jr., Republican
    5th Judicial District Parish Judicial Leaders
    Division "A" Clay Hamilton, Republican
    Division "B" Will Rhymes Barham, Republican
    Division "C" Steve Dean, Republican
    Clerk of Court Stacie Williamson, Republican
    Parish School Board Board Members
    District 1, Delhi Billy Calvert, No Party
    District 2, Delhi Eugene Young, Jr., Democrat
    District 3, Rayville Moses "DeJohn" Wilkins, Democrat
    District 4, Rayville James Hough, Republican
    District 5, Rayville Alece Copeland, No Party
    District 6, Rayville Marie Lewis, Democrat
    District 7, Archibald Joe Chapman, No Party
    District 8, Start Kevin Eppinette, No Party
    District 9, Mangham Chris Pruitt, Republican

    Notable people

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    Politics

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    United States presidential election results for Richland Parish, Louisiana[11]
    Year Republican Democratic Third party
    No.  % No.  % No.  %
    2020 6,607 66.47% 3,225 32.44% 108 1.09%
    2016 6,287 65.51% 3,157 32.90% 153 1.59%
    2012 5,846 62.66% 3,387 36.31% 96 1.03%
    2008 5,751 62.64% 3,311 36.06% 119 1.30%
    2004 5,471 63.14% 3,082 35.57% 112 1.29%
    2000 4,895 57.69% 3,282 38.68% 308 3.63%
    1996 3,765 43.23% 4,143 47.57% 802 9.21%
    1992 3,808 42.77% 3,706 41.63% 1,389 15.60%
    1988 5,226 62.85% 2,833 34.07% 256 3.08%
    1984 5,980 65.84% 2,918 32.13% 185 2.04%
    1980 4,772 54.57% 3,745 42.83% 227 2.60%
    1976 3,630 49.93% 3,495 48.07% 145 1.99%
    1972 4,304 70.80% 1,335 21.96% 440 7.24%
    1968 1,031 15.95% 1,017 15.74% 4,415 68.31%
    1964 4,498 85.76% 747 14.24% 0 0.00%
    1960 1,378 35.62% 996 25.74% 1,495 38.64%
    1956 1,063 29.88% 1,094 30.76% 1,400 39.36%
    1952 1,645 39.70% 2,499 60.30% 0 0.00%
    1948 119 4.69% 960 37.87% 1,456 57.44%
    1944 488 18.95% 2,087 81.05% 0 0.00%
    1940 310 11.37% 2,417 88.63% 0 0.00%
    1936 165 6.36% 2,425 93.48% 4 0.15%
    1932 46 2.53% 1,773 97.42% 1 0.05%
    1928 242 18.26% 1,083 81.74% 0 0.00%
    1924 116 14.61% 678 85.39% 0 0.00%
    1920 50 7.00% 664 93.00% 0 0.00%
    1916 7 1.07% 650 98.93% 0 0.00%
    1912 2 0.46% 393 89.93% 42 9.61%

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Richland Parish, Louisiana". Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  • ^ "Richland Parish". Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  • ^ Leeper, Clare D’Artois (2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. p. 204.
  • ^ "Richland Library First To Form Under New Law". No. page 3. The Town Talk (Alexandria, Louisiana). Newspapers.com. January 13, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  • ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  • ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  • ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  • ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  • ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  • ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  • ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
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