Jonesboro, Louisiana

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Town of Jonesboro
Town
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Jackson
Area	4.9 sq mi (12.7 km²)
- land	4.8 sq mi (12.4 km²)
- water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²), 2.04%
Center
- coordinates	32°14′23″N 92°42′41″W / 32.23972, -92.71139Coordinates: 32°14′23″N 92°42′41″W / 32.23972, -92.71139
- elevation	223 ft (68 m)
Population	3,914 (2000)
Density	806.6 /sq mi (311.4 /km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	318
Location of Jonesboro in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Website : http://www.townofjonesboro.org

The town of Jonesboro is the parish seat of Jackson Parish in the northern portion of the US state of Louisiana. The population was 3,914 at the 2000 census. Jonesboro is the home of "Christmas Wonderland in the Pines", a local festival held annually -- beginning on the Saturday after Thanksgiving Day and continuing throughout December.

Jonesboro is the home of Republican Congressman Rodney Alexander, who resides in nearby Quitman. It was once the home of the late Governor James Houston "Jimmie" Davis, who is buried there, and E.L. "Bubba" Henry, the former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, who resides in Baton Rouge.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Jonesboro is located at 32°14′23″N, 92°42′41″W (32.239611, -92.711501)^[1]. It is on U.S. Highway 167, twenty-four miles south of Ruston. SR 4 joins Highway 167 at Jonesboro, and it is in the southwestern portion of Jackson Parish.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.7 km²), of which, 4.8 square miles (12.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.82%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 3,914 people, 1,602 households, and 1,012 families residing in the town. The population density was 806.6 people per square mile (311.6/km²). There were 1,852 housing units at an average density of 381.7/sq mi (147.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 54.01% White, 45.02% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 1,602 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were married couples living together, 21.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,734, and the median income for a family was $28,048. Males had a median income of $29,071 versus $18,143 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,869. About 28.7% of families and 32.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.2% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.