Richland Parish
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Alto Presbyterian Church
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Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
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Louisiana's location within the U.S.
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| Coordinates: 32°25′18″N 91°45′43″W / 32.421736°N 91.762070°W / 32.421736; -91.762070 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Louisiana |
| Founded | September 29, 1878 |
| Named for | Fertile (rich) land in the area |
| Seat | Rayville |
| Largest town | Rayville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 576 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| • Land | 559 sq mi (1,450 km2) |
| • Water | 9.375 sq mi (24.28 km2) 1.6% |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 20,043 |
| • Density | 35/sq mi (13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
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.
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]
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.
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Interstate 20 |
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U.S. Highway 80 |
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Louisiana Highway 15 |
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Louisiana Highway 17 |
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Louisiana Highway 132 |
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Louisiana Highway 133 |
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Louisiana Highway 135 |
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Louisiana Highway 585 |
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Rayville Municipal Airport |
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Delhi Municipal Airport |
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Monroe Regional Airport |
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Kansas City Southern Railroad |
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Tensas Basin Levee District |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1870 | 5,110 | — | |
| 1880 | 8,440 | 65.2% | |
| 1890 | 10,230 | 21.2% | |
| 1900 | 11,116 | 8.7% | |
| 1910 | 15,769 | 41.9% | |
| 1920 | 20,860 | 32.3% | |
| 1930 | 26,374 | 26.4% | |
| 1940 | 28,829 | 9.3% | |
| 1950 | 26,672 | −7.5% | |
| 1960 | 23,824 | −10.7% | |
| 1970 | 21,774 | −8.6% | |
| 1980 | 22,187 | 1.9% | |
| 1990 | 20,629 | −7.0% | |
| 2000 | 20,981 | 1.7% | |
| 2010 | 20,725 | −1.2% | |
| 2020 | 20,043 | −3.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790–1960[6] 1900–1990[7] 1990–2000[8] 2010[9] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| 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.
| Parish Administration | Administrators |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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| 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% |
Places adjacent to Richland Parish, Louisiana
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes | |
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32°25′N 91°46′W / 32.42°N 91.76°W / 32.42; -91.76
