Moreauville, Louisiana

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Moreauville, Louisiana
Village
Avoyelles Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Moreauville Highlighted.svg
Location of Moreauville in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 31°02′20″N91°58′34″W / 31.03889°N 91.97611°W / 31.03889; -91.97611
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
Parish Avoyelles
Government
 • MayorBeryl Holmes (elected 2018)
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.03 sq mi (7.84 km2)
 • Land3.03 sq mi (7.84 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
56 ft (17 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
984
 • Density325.07/sq mi (125.53/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 318
FIPS code 22-51970
Website www.moreauville.org

Moreauville is a village in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 929 at the 2010 census. [2]

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Geography

Moreauville is located at 31°2′20″N91°58′34″W / 31.03889°N 91.97611°W / 31.03889; -91.97611 (31.038998, -91.976067). [3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all land. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 728—
1920 86719.1%
1930 600−30.8%
1940 81535.8%
1950 8352.5%
1960 815−2.4%
1970 807−1.0%
1980 8535.7%
1990 9197.7%
2000 9220.3%
2010 9290.8%
2020 9845.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]
Moreauville racial composition as of 2020 [5]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)51752.54%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)36937.5%
Native American 151.52%
Asian 20.2%
Pacific Islander 10.1%
Other/Mixed 575.79%
Hispanic or Latino 232.34%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 984 people, 416 households, and 255 families residing in the village.

Government

On October 13, 2014, Moreauville passed a ban on several breeds of dogs, including Rottweilers and pit bulls. According to Penn Lemoine, a village alderperson, several Moreauville residents had complained that dogs from those breeds "were basically running along town" and that made the persons unable to "walk along the neighborhoods". [6] Owners would have had to give up the dogs by December 1 of that year. [6] The law stated that all banned dogs not removed would be seized and taken for "disposition" by that day. O'Hara Owens, a village resident and the owner of a pit bull, criticized the law. [7] After the story gained widespread attention, the village government "reconsidered" the law, and abandoned the December 1 deadline. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Moreauville village, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "LA family set to lose Pit Bull on Dec. 1st because of village ban" (Archive). KTBS-TV . November 22, 2014. Retrieved on November 24, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Family set to lose pit bull on Dec. 1 because of ban" (Archive). KALB-TV . November 22, 2014. Retrieved on November 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ Moreauville alderman reverses position on pitbull, rottweiler ban after nationwide backlash & Moreauville pit bull ban attracts national attention Archived December 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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