Richwood, Louisiana

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Richwood, Louisiana
Town
Town of Richwood
Ouachita Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Richwood Highlighted.svg
Location of Richwood in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.
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Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 32°26′55″N92°04′38″W / 32.44861°N 92.07722°W / 32.44861; -92.07722 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
Parish Ouachita
Government
 • MayorGerald Brown, Sr. (D)[ citation needed ]
Area
[2]
 • Total
2.52 sq mi (6.52 km2)
 • Land2.52 sq mi (6.52 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
69 ft (21 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,881
 • Density1,542.53/sq mi (595.66/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71202 [3]
Area code 318
FIPS code 22-64660
GNIS feature ID2407210 [1]
Website www.townofrichwood.com

Richwood is a town in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The town was incorporated December 31, 1974, under the provision of Louisiana Revised Statute 33:52 and operates under a form of government consisting of an elected mayor and a board of alder persons, which has five elected members. The town provides garbage collection, street maintenance, drainage maintenance, and other health and welfare services, in addition to the administrative services provided to its residents. The population was 3,392 at the 2010 census.

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Geography

Richwood is located in the southern portion of Ouachita Parish of Northeast Louisiana.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1980 1,223—
1990 1,2532.5%
2000 2,11568.8%
2010 3,39260.4%
2020 3,88114.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]
Richwood racial composition [5]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)52213.45%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)2,27858.7%
Native American 50.13%
Asian 2295.9%
Other/Mixed 601.55%
Hispanic or Latino 78720.28%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,881 people, 607 households, and 348 families residing in the town.

Education

Ouachita Parish School System is the area school district. [6]

Most of Richwood is in the zone for Robinson Elementary School while small pieces are zoned to Swayze Elementary School. Both feed into Richwood Middle and Richwood High School. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Richwood, Louisiana
  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Richwood LA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ouachita Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 19-20 (PDF pp. 20-21/31). Retrieved January 4, 2025. - Text list
  7. ↑ "Feeder Schools Correlation" (PDF). Ouachita Parish School Board . Retrieved January 4, 2024. - Linked from here. Robinson ES boundary map, Swayze ES boundary map.
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