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Hessmer, Louisiana

Field	Value
name	Hessmer, Louisiana
settlement_type	Village
image_map	File:Avoyelles Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Hessmer Highlighted.svg
map_caption	Location of Hessmer in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
image_map1	Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
map_caption1	Location of Louisiana in the United States
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Louisiana
subdivision_type2	Parish
subdivision_name2	Avoyelles
established_title	Incorporated
established_date	1955
leader_title	Mayor
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	2.14
area_total_sq_mi	0.83
area_land_km2	2.14
area_land_sq_mi	0.83
area_water_km2	0.00
area_water_sq_mi	0.00
population_as_of	2020
population_total	772
population_density_km2	360.57
population_density_sq_mi	933.49
timezone	CST
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	75
coordinates
area_code	318
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	22-34015
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2407475
website

Hessmer is a village in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 802 at the 2010 census.

History

The rail depot which served the area was named "Hessmer" in 1902 by William Edenborn, railroad tycoon. The village was incorporated in 1955.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.1 km2, all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 642 people, 280 households, and 176 families residing in the village. The population density was 855.1 PD/sqmi. There were 303 housing units at an average density of 403.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 91.43% White, 6.70% African American, 1.56% Native American, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 280 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,659, and the median income for a family was $31,528. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $16,964 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,449. About 15.3% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
{{GNIS. 2407475
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hessmer village, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
Arlene Flanders and Randy DeCuir, ''Hessmer Station, A Railroad Community Turns 100''
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].

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