Farmerville, Louisiana

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The town of Farmerville is the parish seat of Union Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. As of the 2004 census, the town population was 3,726.

[edit] Geography

Farmerville is located at 32°46′25″N, 92°24′15″W (32.773736, -92.404257)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.4 km² (5.6 mi²). 14.3 km² (5.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.72%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,808 people, 1,366 households, and 932 families residing in the town. The population density was 266.8/km² (691.7/mi²). There were 1,554 housing units at an average density of 108.9/km² (282.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 34.03% White, 63.52% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.23% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population.

There were 1,366 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 28.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,598, and the median income for a family was $26,756. Males had a median income of $26,798 versus $19,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,258. About 23.3% of families and 30.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.3% of those under age 18 and 27.5% of those age 65 or over.