Pitkin, Louisiana
Pitkin, Louisiana | |
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CDP | |
Pitkin, Louisiana | |
Coordinates: 30°56′11″N 92°56′11″W / 30.93639°N 92.93639°WCoordinates: 30°56′11″N 92°56′11″W / 30.93639°N 92.93639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Vernon |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 6.239 sq mi (16.16 km2) |
• Land | 6.229 sq mi (16.13 km2) |
• Water | 0.010 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
Population (2010)[2] | |
• Total | 576 |
• Density | 92/sq mi (36/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 337 |
GNIS feature ID | 555670[3] |
Pitkin is a census-designated place in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States.[4]
Pitkin is about 90 miles (140 km) due west of the Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP, also known as Angola) in West Feliciana Parish.[5] As of the 2010 census, the CDP's population was 576.[2] James Ridgeway of Mother Jones said that the Pitkin area had 1,965 residents.[5] Burl Cain, the warden of LSP, was raised in Pitkin.[5]
Demographics
According to the 2010 census, of its 576 population who live in 230 households, their median age was 41.6, 541 are White, 10 are multiracial, 3 are Asian, 2 are some other race, 1 is African American; 10 have Latino ethnicity.[6]
Education
The Vernon Parish School District serves Pitkin. It operates Pitkin High School (PK-12).[7] The Vernon Parish Library operates the Pitkin Branch Library.[8]
References
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ↑ "Pitkin". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey.
- ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Pitkin CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 23, 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ridgeway, James. "God's Own Warden." Mother Jones. July/August 2011 Issue. p. 1. Retrieved on March 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010". United States Census Bureau. United States Department of Commerce. 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ "Home." Pitkin High School. Retrieved on March 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Sexual Predator Policy." (Archive) Vernon Parish Library. Retrieved on March 23, 2013.
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