Swartz, Louisiana

History

Swartz began as the site of the Swartz Sawmill, owned by the E. G. Swartz Company Ltd., as well as The Swartz & Ouachita City Railroad.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.13 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Swartz first appeared as a census designated place the 1990 U.S. census.

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,354 people, 1,523 households, and 1,073 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census, there were 4,247 people, 1,557 households, and 1,250 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 314.7 PD/sqmi. There were 1,642 housing units at an average density of 121.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.10% White, 6.80% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.47% Asian, and 0.78% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.62% of the population.

There were 1,557 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,645, and the median income for a family was $50,682. Males had a median income of $32,006 versus $25,305 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,058. About 5.9% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The school district is Ouachita Parish School District.

Swartz Lower Elementary School and Swartz Upper Elementary School feed into East Ouachita Middle School and Ouachita Parish High School.

Notable person

• Swartz is the residence of Vance McAllister, the former Republican U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district.

• Swartz is the home of award winning guitarist & sketch artist Rodney Stoffer, the guitarist for Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas based band, The Mammal Virus (as well as many other bands and musical projects throughout Louisiana and Texas). He was voted as #18 of the top 50 best guitarist from Louisiana.

References

Fort Worth Weekly Rodney Stoffer; 50 Best Guitarist from Louisiana - Rodney Stoffer; 10 Best New Sketch Artist NELA Rodney H Stoffer

References

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2. {{GNIS. 2402908
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