LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

LaSalle Parish (French: Paroisse de La Salle) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,890.[1] The parish seat is Jena.[2] The parish was created in 1910 from the western section of Catahoula Parish and named for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle.[3]

LaSalle Parish, Louisiana
Parish
Parish of LaSalle
La Salle Parish Courthouse in Jena
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
Louisiana's location within the U.S.
Country United States
State Louisiana
RegionCentral Louisiana
FoundedJanuary 1, 1910
Named forRené-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
Parish seat (and largest town)Jena
Area
 • Total1,710 km2 (662 sq mi)
 • Land1,620 km2 (625 sq mi)
 • Water100 km2 (38 sq mi)
 • percentage15 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total14,890
 • Estimate 
(2018)
14,917
 • Density8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code318
Congressional district5th
Veterans monument at the LaSalle Parish Courthouse

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 662 square miles (1,710 km2), of which 625 square miles (1,620 km2) is land and 38 square miles (98 km2) (5.7%) is water.[4]

Major highways

Adjacent parishes

National protected area

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19109,402—
19209,8564.8%
193011,66818.4%
194010,959−6.1%
195012,71716.0%
196013,0112.3%
197013,2952.2%
198017,00427.9%
199013,662−19.7%
200014,2824.5%
201014,8904.3%
2018 (est.)14,917[5]0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2013[1]

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 14,282 people, 5,291 households, and 3,798 families residing in the parish. The population density was 23 people per square mile (9/km2). There were 6,273 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km2). The racial makeup of the parish was 86.13% White, 12.20% Black or African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,291 households, out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the parish the population was spread out, with 26.10% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $28,189, and the median income for a family was $36,197. Males had a median income of $27,431 versus $19,697 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $14,033. About 14.90% of families and 18.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.70% of those under age 18 and 18.90% of those age 65 or over.

National Guard

The 1087TH Transportation Company of the 165TH CSS (combat service support) Battalion of the 139TH RSG (regional support group) resides in Jena, Louisiana.

Communities
Map of LaSalle Parish, with municipal labels

Towns

Census-designated place

Other unincorporated communities

Notable people

Politics

LaSalle Parish has been staunchly Republican since 1956, except in 1968 when it voted strongly for American Independent nominee George Wallace. Prior to that, it had been heavily Democratic, and no Democratic nominee since 1956 besides Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton has come within ten points of winning the parish.

Presidential elections results
Presidential elections results[13]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2020 90.1% 6,378 9.0% 638 0.9% 61
2016 88.8% 5,836 9.2% 605 2.0% 128
2012 87.1% 5,726 11.6% 764 1.3% 82
2008 85.5% 5,602 13.1% 860 1.4% 91
2004 80.4% 5,015 18.5% 1,155 1.1% 68
2000 74.7% 4,564 22.9% 1,397 2.4% 147
1996 45.0% 2,925 39.1% 2,543 16.0% 1,038
1992 45.6% 3,068 35.5% 2,389 18.8% 1,266
1988 71.7% 4,559 25.5% 1,622 2.8% 178
1984 78.6% 5,404 19.2% 1,318 2.2% 153
1980 57.2% 3,792 40.2% 2,665 2.7% 177
1976 50.1% 3,161 46.9% 2,961 3.0% 188
1972 81.5% 3,858 13.8% 651 4.7% 224
1968 21.5% 1,258 12.2% 710 66.3% 3,878
1964 83.3% 4,319 16.7% 864
1960 55.3% 2,123 21.9% 843 22.8% 876
1956 61.6% 1,885 31.1% 951 7.4% 226
1952 45.8% 1,692 54.2% 2,001
1948 9.7% 266 26.0% 716 64.3% 1,769
1944 19.8% 504 79.2% 2,018 1.0% 26
1940 11.2% 258 88.4% 2,039 0.4% 10
1936 13.5% 256 86.5% 1,643
1932 6.3% 117 93.6% 1,738 0.1% 1
1928 33.8% 450 66.2% 881
1924 17.9% 102 80.1% 456 1.9% 11
1920 15.7% 109 82.1% 570 2.2% 15
1916 3.1% 20 95.6% 610 1.3% 8
1912 1.3% 7 66.0% 366 32.8% 182

See also

References
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  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. "La Salle Parish". Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  4. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  5. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  6. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  7. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  8. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  9. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
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  12. Henry E. Chambers, A History of Louisiana: Wilderness, Colony, Province, Territory, State, People, (Chicago and New York City: American Historical Society, Inc., 1925), pp. 245-246
  13. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-07.

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