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Avoyelles Parish

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Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
312 N Main St Courthouse Bldg Suite D
Marksville, LA 71351
Phone: (318) 253-9208
Fax: (318) 253-4614

In east-central LA, east of Alexandria; original Parish; organized Mar 31, 1807 (prior to statehood). Name Origin: For the Indian tribe. The name probably means 'flint people.'

Area (sq mi): 865.67 (land 832.44; water 33.24). Pop per sq mi: 50.60.
Pop 2005: 42,098. State rank: 28. Pop change: 2000-20005 1.50%; 1990-2000 5.90%. Pop 2000: 41,481 (White 67.90%; Black or African American 29.50%; Hispanic or Latino 1.00%; Asian 0.20%; Other 1.90%). Foreign born: 0.50%. Median age: 35.20.
Income 2000: per capita $12,146; median household $23,851; Pop below poverty level: 25.90%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $16,478-$18,810.
Unemployment 2004: 8.10%. Change from 2000: -0.20%. Median travel time to work: 31.80 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 29.40%.

Cities with population over 10,000: None.


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Following the completion of Nub: Story of an Ex-Cripple, Emile began a second career as a fiction writer and is now at work on a novel about Avoyelles Parish, a region in central Louisiana.
Marksville is situated in Avoyelles Parish, which has plenty of historical landmarks like an ancient Indian mound and some Civil War battle sites.
Vernon Parish 1 NE Anacoco 21 1720CST Avoyelles Parish 1 N Dupont 21 1921CST A few trees were blown down just north of Dupont during a severe thunderstorm.
 
 
 
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