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Town in Louisiana, United States
Farmerville is a town in and the parish seat of Union Parish, Louisiana , United States.[2] Farmersville .[3] 2010 census . It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area . The town is spread about Lake D'Arbonne , a popular fishing and boating waterway.
Geography
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According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 5.6 square miles (15 km 2 km 2 km 2
Climate
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The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Farmerville has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[4]
2022 tornado
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On December 13, 2022 , the northern part of the town was struck by an EF3 tornado that damaged or destroyed structures and injured 14 people. The tornado caused $1.2 million in damage, with most of the damage coming from the town.[5]
Demographics
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Historical population
Census Pop. Note %± 1870 272 — 1880 712 161.8% 1890 472 −33.7% 1900 458 −3.0% 1910 598 30.6% 1920 632 5.7% 1930 1,137 79.9% 1940 1,428 25.6% 1950 2,173 52.2% 1960 2,727 25.5% 1970 3,416 25.3% 1980 3,768 10.3% 1990 3,334 −11.5% 2000 3,808 14.2% 2010 3,860 1.4% 2020 3,366 −12.8%
"Doc" Elliott Stadium, home of the Farmerville Farmers
As of the 2020 United States census , there were 3,366 people, 954 households, and 552 families residing in the town.
Education
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The Union Parish School District covers education in the Farmerville area.
Schools
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Union Parish Elementary School
Union Parish Junior High School
Union Parish High School
Union Christian Academy
Downsville Charter School
D'Arbonne Woods Charter School
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Farmerville High School
Notable people
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Thomas "Bud" Brady , member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976 to 1988 from La Salle Parish ; a radio announcer in Farmerville in the early 1960s[8]
Donovan Chapman , Country music artist
James Walter Elder , was a member of the United States House of Representatives and a mayor of Farmerville
William C. Feazel , interim U.S. Senator in 1948; member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Ouachita Parish from 1932–1936
Alton Hardy Howard , co-founder of Howard Brothers Discount Stores ; gospel songwriter; born in Rocky Branch community in 1925, based in West Monroe
W. L. "Jack" Howard , five-term mayor of Monroe and partner of Howard Brothers Discount Stores, was born in the Rocky Branch community in 1921.[citation needed
V. E. Howard , Church of Christ clergyman who founded the International Gospel Hour on radio, based in Texarkana , Texas; interred at Rocky Branch Cemetery[9]
Jay McCallum (born 1960), state court judge since 2003; state representative for Lincoln and Union parishes from 1992 to 2003.[10]
James Peyton Smith (1925–2006), state representative from Union and Morehouse parishes from 1964 to 1972; namesake of bridge over Lake D'Arbonne in Farmerville[11]
References
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^ E.g. in correspondence and orders of the United States Post-Office Department in 1886, in pages 215-220 of this .
^ Climate Summary for Farmerville, Louisiana
^ "Louisiana Event Report: EF3 Tornado" . National Centers for Environmental Information. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023 .
^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .
^ "Explore Census Data" . data.census.gov . Retrieved December 29, 2021 .
^ "Obituaries: Thomas "Bud" Brady" . meaningfulfunerals.net. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2013 .
^ "Verna Elisha Howard (1911-2000)" . therestorationmovement.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013 .
^ "Louisiana: McCallum, Jay Bowen", Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004 , 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence , New Jersey , 2003), p. 787
^ "Greg Hilburn, State honors the late Rep. Smith with bridge renaming, September 12, 2013" . Monroe News-Star . Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2013 .
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Farmerville,_Louisiana&oldid=1221626622 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● F a r m e r v i l l e , L o u i s i a n a ● T o w n s i n L o u i s i a n a ● T o w n s i n U n i o n P a r i s h , L o u i s i a n a ● P a r i s h s e a t s i n L o u i s i a n a ● T o w n s i n M o n r o e , L o u i s i a n a m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● P a g e s u s i n g g a d g e t W i k i M i n i A t l a s ● U s e m d y d a t e s f r o m A p r i l 2 0 2 4 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● C o o r d i n a t e s o n W i k i d a t a ● A l l a r t i c l e s w i t h u n s o u r c e d s t a t e m e n t s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h u n s o u r c e d s t a t e m e n t s f r o m M a r c h 2 0 2 3 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h V I A F i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h W o r l d C a t E n t i t i e s i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h J 9 U i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h L C C N i d e n t i f i e r s
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