Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
PO Box 1862
Monroe, LA 71210
Phone: (318) 327-1444
Fax: (318) 327-1462
In north-central LA; organized 1807 (prior to statehood). Name Origin: For the Ouachita River, which runs through the parish; named for an Indian tribe of the Natchitoches Confederacy; meaning of the name is unclear.
Area (sq mi): 632.70 (land 610.53; water 22.17). Pop per sq mi: 242.80.
Pop 2005: 148,237. State rank: 8. Pop change: 2000-20005 0.70%; 1990-2000 3.60%. Pop 2000: 147,250 (White 63.80%; Black or African American 33.60%; Hispanic or Latino 1.20%; Asian 0.60%; Other 1.20%). Foreign born: 1.00%. Median age: 32.30.
Income 2000: per capita $17,084; median household $32,047; Pop below poverty level: 20.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $23,107-$26,237.
Unemployment 2004: 5.60%. Change from 2000: 0.10%. Median travel time to work: 20.40 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 7.50%.
Monroe, LA 71210
Phone: (318) 327-1444
Fax: (318) 327-1462
In north-central LA; organized 1807 (prior to statehood). Name Origin: For the Ouachita River, which runs through the parish; named for an Indian tribe of the Natchitoches Confederacy; meaning of the name is unclear.
Area (sq mi): 632.70 (land 610.53; water 22.17). Pop per sq mi: 242.80.
Pop 2005: 148,237. State rank: 8. Pop change: 2000-20005 0.70%; 1990-2000 3.60%. Pop 2000: 147,250 (White 63.80%; Black or African American 33.60%; Hispanic or Latino 1.20%; Asian 0.60%; Other 1.20%). Foreign born: 1.00%. Median age: 32.30.
Income 2000: per capita $17,084; median household $32,047; Pop below poverty level: 20.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $23,107-$26,237.
Unemployment 2004: 5.60%. Change from 2000: 0.10%. Median travel time to work: 20.40 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 7.50%.
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