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Pioneer, Louisiana
Pioneer is a village (Louisiana), village in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 171 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census. Former Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Dave L. Pearce (1952–1956; 1960–1976) attended the former elementary school in Pioneer. Geography Pioneer is located at (32.736730, -91.434523). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km), all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 171 people, 65 households, and 39 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 70 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 47.37% White (U.S. Census), White and 52.63% African American (U.S. Census), African American. There were 65 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.4% were married c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Carroll Parish, Louisiana
West Carroll Parish (french: link=no, Paroisse de Carroll Ouest) is a List of parishes in Louisiana, parish located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 9,751. The parish seat is Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, Oak Grove. The parish was founded in 1877, when Carroll Parish was divided. The area of cotton culture in Louisiana in parishes along this part of the Mississippi River was also referred to as the Natchez District. It included the parishes of East Carroll (after the split in 1877), Concordia, Madison and Tensas. History Before being divided, Carroll Parish was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland, the only Roman Catholic signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence and the last surviving signer of the document. It was organized by European Americans after the Louisiana Purchase. West Carroll Parish has a long histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White (U
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common color of new churches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana
Oak Grove is the parish seat of West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,441 at the 2020 United States census. Geography Oak Grove is located at (32.861361, -91.389043). Louisiana Highway 2 forms Main Street in Oak Grove. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km), of which 1.7 square miles (4.4 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (1.15%) is water. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,441 people, 652 households, and 384 families residing in the town. Education Public schools are operated by the West Carroll Parish School Board. Oak Grove Elementary School serves grades Pre-Kindergarten to 6; Oak Grove High School, grades 7 to 12. The shared mascot is the tiger. Tiger football is one of the highlights of the fall season in Oak Grove, for the team reached the playoffs every year except one from 1979 to 2009. Spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Grove High School (Louisiana)
Oak Grove High School is a public junior and senior high school in Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States, and a part of the West Carroll Parish School Board 225px, Front entrance to Oak Grove High School in Oak Grove, Louisiana The West Carroll Parish School Board is an entity responsible for the operation of public schools in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is headquartered in .... Athletics Oak Grove High athletics competes in the LHSAA. Championships Football championships *(8) State Championships: 1989, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 Football Coaches * Vic Dalrymple - LHSAA Hall of Fame head football coach, Vic Dalrymple, was head coach at Oak Grove High from 1981 to 2012. During his thirty-two seasons at the school, he compiled a 320–99–0 record and won fifteen district championships and four state championships in 1989, 1991, 1999, and 2001. His teams were state runners-up in 1986, 1997, and 2004. References External links Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest, Louisiana
Forest is a village in West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States. The population was 275 at the 2000 census. Forest Police Chief James Robert "Bob" Smith (Independent; born June 1931), with service since 1998 is the oldest elected official in the State of Louisiana, as of 2017. After thirty years as a mechanic for the United States Air Force, Smith began a civilian career with International Oil Company, based in Saudi Arabia. A North Carolina native, he retired to Forest, where his wife had formerly resided. Geography Forest is located at (32.791594, -91.411978). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 275 people, 95 households, and 83 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 108 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.27% White, 1.82% African American, 2.91% from other races. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest High School (Louisiana)
Forest High School or The Forest High School may refer to: *Forest High School (Florida), Ocala, Florida, United States * Forest High School (Louisiana), Forest, Louisiana, United States * Forest High School (Mississippi), Forest, Mississippi, United States *The Forest High School, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England * The Forest High School (New South Wales), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia See also * Forest School (other) *Carolina Forest High School Carolina Forest High School is located in Horry County, South Carolina, United States, in the Carolina Forest attendance area. The school is one of nine high schools within Horry County Schools. The school serves parts of Myrtle Beach and eastern ..., South Carolina * Nathan Bedford Forrest High School (other) {{schooldis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Carroll Parish School Board
225px, Front entrance to Oak Grove High School in Oak Grove, Louisiana The West Carroll Parish School Board is an entity responsible for the operation of public schools in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is headquartered in the parish seat of Oak Grove. In the 2012–2013 school year, West Carroll Parish public schools had the tenth highest rate of improvement statewide in the annual end-of-course examinations administered in Algebra I and English II. Schools *Grades 7-12 ** Oak Grove High School ( Oak Grove) **Oak Grove Elementary School (Oak Grove) *Grades PK-12 **Epps High School ( Epps) ** Forest High School (Forest) ** Kilbourne High School ( Kilbourne) Demographics *Total Students (as of October 1, 2007): 2,308 *Gender **Male: 53% **Female: 47% *Race/Ethnicity **White: 78.51% **African American: 18.85% **Hispanic: 2.38% **Asian: 0.13% **Native American: 0.13% *Socio-Economic Indicators ** At-Risk: 71.88% **Free Lunch: 62.39% **Reduced Lunch: 9.49% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poverty Line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for the average adult.Poverty Lines – Martin Ravallion, in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition, London: Palgrave Macmillan The cost of housing, such as the rent for an apartment, usually makes up the largest proportion of this estimate, so economists track the real estate market and other housing cost indicators as a major influence on the poverty line. Individual factors are often used to account for various circumstances, such as whether one is a parent, elderly, a child, married, etc. The poverty threshold may be adjusted annually. In practice, like the definition of poverty, the official or common understanding of the poverty line is significantly higher in developed countries than in developing countries. In October 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Capita Income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita income is national income divided by population size. Per capita income is often used to measure a sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure a country's standard of living. It is usually expressed in terms of a commonly used international currency such as the euro or United States dollar, and is useful because it is widely known, is easily calculable from readily available gross domestic product (GDP) and population estimates, and produces a useful statistic for comparison of wealth between sovereign territories. This helps to ascertain a country's development status. It is one of the three measures for calculating the Human Development Index of a country. Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African American (U
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslaved Africans who are from the United States. While some Black immigrants or their children may also come to identify as African-American, the majority of first generation immigrants do not, preferring to identify with their nation of origin. African Americans constitute the second largest racial group in the U.S. after White Americans, as well as the third largest ethnic group after Hispanic and Latino Americans. Most African Americans are descendants of enslaved people within the boundaries of the present United States. On average, African Americans are of West/ Central African with some European descent; some also have Native American and other ancestry. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, African immigrants generally do not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and its director is appointed by the President of the United States. The Census Bureau's primary mission is conducting the U.S. census every ten years, which allocates the seats of the U.S. House of Representatives to the states based on their population. The bureau's various censuses and surveys help allocate over $675 billion in federal funds every year and it assists states, local communities, and businesses make informed decisions. The information provided by the census informs decisions on where to build and maintain schools, hospitals, transportation infrastructure, and police and fire departments. In addition to the decennial census, the Census Bureau continually conducts over 130 surveys and programs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 United States Census
The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to offer options to respond online or by phone, in addition to the paper response form used for previous censuses. The census was taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected its administration. The census recorded a resident population of 331,449,281 in the fifty states and the District of Columbia, an increase of 7.4 percent, or 22,703,743, over the preceding decade. The growth rate was the second-lowest ever recorded, and the net increase was the sixth highest in history. This was the first census where the ten most populous states each surpassed 10 million residents as well as the first census where the ten most populous cities each surpassed 1 million residents. Background As required by the United States Constitution, the U.S. cens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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