Jonesville, Louisiana

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Town of Jonesville
Town
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Catahoula
Area	1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
- land	1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0%
Center
- coordinates	31°37′30″N 91°49′35″W / 31.625, -91.82639Coordinates: 31°37′30″N 91°49′35″W / 31.625, -91.82639
- elevation	59 ft (18 m)
Population	2,469 (2000)
Density	1,291.4 /sq mi (498.6 /km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	318
Location of Jonesville in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Jonesville is a town in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, at the confluence of the Ouachita, Tensas and Little Rivers. The population was 2,469 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Jonesville is located at 31°37′30″N, 91°49′35″W (31.624934, -91.826339)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,469 people, 916 households, and 620 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,291.4 people per square mile (499.1/km²). There were 1,032 housing units at an average density of 539.8/sq mi (208.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 39.77% White, 59.17% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.12% Asian, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.

There were 916 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% were married couples living together, 28.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $18,622, and the median income for a family was $23,462. Males had a median income of $21,139 versus $18,482 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,173. About 31.1% of families and 36.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 49.7% of those under age 18 and 25.5% of those age 65 or over.