BEAUREGARD PARISH, LOUISIANA

'Beauregard Parish' (French: ''Paroisse de Beauregard'') is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is DeRidder. As of 2000, the population was 32,986. It was named after P.G.T. Beauregard, a Confederate general and one of the designers of the Confederate Battle Flag.

Contents

Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent parishes

Demographics

Cities and towns

External links

Geography

The parish has a total area of 3,020 km² (1,166 mi²). 3,005 km² (1,160 mi²) of it is land and 15 km² (6 mi²) of it (0.51%) is water.

Major Highways

★ U.S. Highway 171

★ U.S. Highway 190

★ Louisiana Highway 12

★ Louisiana Highway 26

★ Louisiana Highway 27

Adjacent parishes

★ Vernon Parish (north)

★ Allen Parish (east)

★ Jefferson Davis Parish (southeast)

★ Calcasieu Parish (south)

★ Newton County, Texas (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 32,986 people, 12,104 households, and 9,078 families residing in the parish. The population density was 11/km² (28/mi²). There were 14,501 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/mi²). The racial makeup of the parish was 84.25% White, 12.92% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. 1.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,104 households out of which 36.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.00% were non-families. 22.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the parish the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.90 males.
The median income for a household in the parish was $32,582, and the median income for a family was $37,886. Males had a median income of $35,268 versus $19,639 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $15,514. About 13.00% of families and 15.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.50% of those under age 18 and 15.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

★ DeRidder

★ Merryville

External links

★ Beauregard Parish