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Union Parish
Union Parish ( French: ''Paroisse de l'Union'') is a parish located in the north central section of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,107. The parish seat is Farmerville. The parish was created on March 13, 1839, from a section of Ouachita Parish. Its boundaries have changed four times since then (in 1845, 1846, 1867, and 1873, respectively). Union Parish is part of the Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of , of which is land and (3.1%) is water. Geographically north central Louisiana, Union Parish more closely resembles Lincoln Parish, to which Union is deeply tied culturally, politically, and educationally. Union Parish, along with Lincoln Parish to the southwest and Union County, Arkansas to the north, form the eastern boundary of the Ark-La-Tex region. Major highways * U.S. Highway 63 * U.S. Highway 167 * Louisiana Highway 2 * Louisiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union, Louisiana
Union is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 892 as of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The community is located along Louisiana Highway 44 on the east bank of the Mississippi River. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water. Demographics References Unincorporated communities in St. James Parish, Louisiana Unincorporated communities in Louisiana Census-designated places in St. James Parish, Louisiana Census-designated places in Louisiana {{Louisiana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monroe, Louisiana Metropolitan Area
The Monroe metropolitan satatistical area is a metropolitan area in northern Louisiana that covers three parishes— Ouachita, Union, and Morehouse. According to the 2010 United States census, the MSA had a population of 180,782, which increased to 207,104 at the 2020 census. Parishes * Ouachita * Union Communities Cities * Monroe (Principal city) * West Monroe (Suburb of Monroe) Towns * Bernice * Farmerville * Marion * Richwood * Sterlington Villages * Conway * Downsville * Junction City * Lillie * Spearsville * Truxno Census-designated places * Brownsville-Bawcomville * Calhoun * Claiborne * Lakeshore * Swartz Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 170,053 people, 64,073 households, and 44,731 families residing within the MSA. By the publication of the 2020 United States census, its population increased to 207,104. With the publication of the 2020 American Community Survey, its population decreased to an estimated 202,138. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Ouachita Parish ( French: ''Paroisse d'Ouachita'') is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 160,368. The parish seat is Monroe. The parish was formed in 1807. Ouachita Parish is part of the Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located here is Watson Brake, the oldest indigenous earthwork mound complex in North America. It was built around 3500 BCE, making it older than the Ancient Egyptian pyramids or Britain's Stonehenge. It is on privately owned land and not available for public viewing. History Prehistory Ouachita Parish was the home to many succeeding Native American groups in the thousands of years before Europeans began to settle here. Peoples of the Marksville culture, Troyville culture, Coles Creek culture and Plaquemine culture built villages and earthwork mound sites throughout the area. Notable examples include the Filhiol Mound Site, located on a natural levee of the Ouachita River. The ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
Morehouse Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,979. The parish seat is Bastrop. The parish was formed in 1844. Morehouse Parish comprises the Bastrop, LA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Monroe– Ruston–Bastrop, LA Combined Statistical Area. History Francois Bonaventure built a house on 2000~acre tract in 1775 in Bastrop, Louisiana. Morehouse Parish is named after Colonel Abraham Morehouse, who served in the Revolutionary War. Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, Morehouse County was a stronghold of the Ku Klux Klan. During the trial for the 1922 Lynchings of Mer Rouge, Louisiana, many witnesses testified that county officials including Sheriff Fred Carpenter, his deputies, the district attorney, and the postmaster were Klan members. However the grand jury, itself likely made up largely of Klan members, dismissed the case. Geography According to the U.S. Censu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley County, Arkansas
Ashley County is a rural South Arkansas county with a culture, economy, and history based on timber and agriculture. Created as Arkansas's 52nd county on November 30, 1848, Ashley County has seven incorporated municipalities, including Hamburg, the county seat and Crossett, the most populous city. The county is also the site of numerous unincorporated communities and ghost towns. The county is named for Chester Ashley, a prominent lawyer in the Arkansas Territory and U.S. senator from the state from 1844 to 1848. The county is roughly divided into two halves by Bayou Bartholomew, with the rich, fertile, alluvial soils of the Arkansas Delta in the east, and the shortleaf pine forests of the Arkansas Timberlands in the west. The county contains six protected areas: Overflow National Wildlife Refuge, Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, three Wildlife Management Areas and the Crossett Experimental Forest. Other historical features such as log cabins, one-room school houses, commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
