Collinston, Louisiana

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Village of Collinston
Village
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Morehouse
Area	1.1 sq mi (2.8 km²)
- land	1.1 sq mi (2.8 km²)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0%
Center
- coordinates	32°41′24″N 91°52′18″W / 32.69, -91.87167Coordinates: 32°41′24″N 91°52′18″W / 32.69, -91.87167
- elevation	85 ft (25.9 m)
Population	327 (2000)
Density	290.5 /sq mi (112.2 /km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	318
Location of Collinston in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

For the Utah community, see Collinston, Utah.

Collinston is a village in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 327 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Collinston is located at 32°41′24″N, 91°52′18″W (32.690121, -91.871583)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 327 people, 132 households, and 83 families residing in the village. The population density was 111.7/km² (290.5/mi²). There were 149 housing units at an average density of 50.9/km² (132.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 53.82% White, 45.87% African American, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.36% of the population.

There were 132 households out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $17,500, and the median income for a family was $31,042. Males had a median income of $29,844 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,686. About 20.9% of families and 31.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.0% of those under age 18 and 21.1% of those age 65 or over.