Sarepta, Louisiana

Sarepta, Louisiana
Town
Sarepta Municipal Building
Location of Sarepta in Webster Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 32°53′47″N93°27′06″W / 32.89639°N 93.45167°W / 32.89639; -93.45167 [1]
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Webster
Area [2]
• Total	1.64 sq mi (4.24 km2)
• Land	1.63 sq mi (4.23 km2)
• Water	0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [1]	240 ft (73 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	717
• Density	439.0/sq mi (169.51/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	71071
Area code	318
FIPS code	22-68125
GNIS feature ID	2407292 [1]
Website	sarepta.govoffice2.com

Sarepta is a town in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 891 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	737		—
1970	882		19.7%
1980	831		−5.8%
1990	886		6.6%
2000	925		4.4%
2010	891		−3.7%
2020	717		−19.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

Sarepta racial composition as of 2020 ^[4]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	678	94.56%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	4	0.56%
Native American	2	0.28%
Other/Mixed	27	3.77%
Hispanic or Latino	6	0.84%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 717 people, 332 households, and 247 families residing in the town.

Education

North Webster Jr. High School is a grade six to eight school.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notable people

• Trace Adkins, country music singer and actor, and son of mayor Peggy Adkins

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sarepta, Louisiana
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.