Beauregard Parish, Louisiana

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Beauregard Parish, Louisiana
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Location in the state of Louisiana
Louisiana's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	June 12, 1912
Seat	DeRidder
Largest city	DeRidder
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,166 sq mi (3,020 km²) 1,160 sq mi (3,005 km²) 6 sq mi (15 km²), 0.51%
Population - (2000) - Density	32,986 28/sq mi (11/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard

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.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent parishes
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Education
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent parishes

[edit] Demographics

The Parish Courthouse in downtown DeRidder.


Census	Pop.		%±
1920	20,767		—
1930	14,569		−29.8%
1940	14,847		1.9%
1950	17,766		19.7%
1960	19,191		8%
1970	22,888		19.3%
1980	29,692		29.7%
1990	30,083		1.3%
2000	32,986		9.6%
Est. 2006	35,130	^[1]	6.5%
Beauregard Parish Census Data^[2]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 32,986 people, 12,104 households, and 9,078 families residing in the parish. The population density was 28 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 14,501 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). 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.