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Richwood, Louisiana

FieldValue
nameRichwood, Louisiana
official_nameTown of Richwood
settlement_typeTown
image_mapFile:Ouachita Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Richwood Highlighted.svg
map_captionLocation of Richwood in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.
image_map1Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
map_caption1Location of Louisiana in the United States
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Louisiana
subdivision_type2Parish
subdivision_name2Ouachita
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameGerald Brown, Sr. (D)
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km26.52
area_total_sq_mi2.52
area_land_km26.52
area_land_sq_mi2.52
area_water_km20.00
area_water_sq_mi0.00
population_as_of2020
population_total3881
population_density_km2595.66
population_density_sq_mi1542.53
timezone1CST
utc_offset1-6
timezone1_DSTCDT
utc_offset1_DST-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft69
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code71202
area_code318
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info22-64660
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info2407210
website

Richwood is a town in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The town was incorporated December 31, 1974, under the provision of Louisiana Revised Statute 33:52 and operates under a form of government consisting of an elected mayor and a board of alder persons, which has five elected members. The town provides garbage collection, street maintenance, drainage maintenance, and other health and welfare services, in addition to the administrative services provided to its residents. The population was 3,392 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Richwood is located in the southern portion of Ouachita Parish of Northeast Louisiana.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

RaceNumberPercentageWhite (non-Hispanic)Black or African American (non-Hispanic)Native AmericanAsianOther/MixedHispanic or Latino
52213.45%
2,27858.7%
50.13%
2295.9%
601.55%
78720.28%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,881 people, 607 households, and 348 families residing in the town.

Education

Ouachita Parish School System is the area school district.

Most of Richwood is in the zone for Robinson Elementary School while small pieces are zoned to Swayze Elementary School. Both feed into Richwood Middle and Richwood High School.

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2023). "Richwood LA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com.
  3. {{GNIS. 2407210
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  5. "Explore Census Data".
  6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ouachita Parish, LA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
  7. (January 29, 2025). "Feeder Schools Correlation". [[Ouachita Parish School Board]].
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