Edgefield is a

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Red River Parish, Louisiana Red River Parish (French language, French: ''Paroisse de la Rivière-Rouge'') is a List of parishes in Louisiana, parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 9,091, making ...

, United States. The population was 190 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 190 people, 83 households, and 59 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 95 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.84%

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and 3.16%

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. There were 83 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.78. In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $25,521, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $21,250 for females. The

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for the village was $16,791. About 10.7% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the

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, including 17.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.0% of those 65 or over.

Education

Edgefield and all of Red River Parish are served by the

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. Zoned campuses include Red River Elementary School (Grades PK-5), Red River Junior High School (Grades 6-8), and

Red River Senior High School Red River Senior High School is a public, secondary school in Coushatta, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Red River Parish School District and serves students in grades nine through twelve. The school's mascot is the Bulldog. Formerly ...

(Grades 9-12). Riverdale Academy, the only K-12

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in Red River Parish, is located in the hamlet of

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References

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