LaSalle Parish, Louisiana
PO Box 1288
Jena, LA 71342
Phone: (318) 992-2101
Fax: (318) 992-2103
In east-central LA, northeast of Alexandria; organized Jul 3, 1908 from Catahoula Parish. Name Origin: For Robert Cavelier (1643-87), Sieur de La Salle, French adventurer and explorer who claimed the land west of the Mississippi River for France.
Area (sq mi): 662.36 (land 623.83; water 38.54). Pop per sq mi: 22.50.
Pop 2005: 14,040. State rank: 55. Pop change: 2000-20005 -1.70%; 1990-2000 4.50%. Pop 2000: 14,282 (White 85.60%; Black or African American 12.20%; Hispanic or Latino 0.80%; Asian 0.20%; Other 1.40%). Foreign born: 0.60%. Median age: 36.40.
Income 2000: per capita $14,033; median household $28,189; Pop below poverty level: 18.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $16,521-$19,082.
Unemployment 2004: 6.20%. Change from 2000: -1.00%. Median travel time to work: 36.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 30.40%.
Jena, LA 71342
Phone: (318) 992-2101
Fax: (318) 992-2103
In east-central LA, northeast of Alexandria; organized Jul 3, 1908 from Catahoula Parish. Name Origin: For Robert Cavelier (1643-87), Sieur de La Salle, French adventurer and explorer who claimed the land west of the Mississippi River for France.
Area (sq mi): 662.36 (land 623.83; water 38.54). Pop per sq mi: 22.50.
Pop 2005: 14,040. State rank: 55. Pop change: 2000-20005 -1.70%; 1990-2000 4.50%. Pop 2000: 14,282 (White 85.60%; Black or African American 12.20%; Hispanic or Latino 0.80%; Asian 0.20%; Other 1.40%). Foreign born: 0.60%. Median age: 36.40.
Income 2000: per capita $14,033; median household $28,189; Pop below poverty level: 18.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $16,521-$19,082.
Unemployment 2004: 6.20%. Change from 2000: -1.00%. Median travel time to work: 36.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 30.40%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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