Goldonna is a

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Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Natchitoches Parish ( or ) is a List of parishes in Louisiana, parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 37,515. The parish seat and most populous municipality is Nat ...

, United States. The population was 430 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area. South of Goldonna along Louisiana Highway 156, one may access

Saline Bayou Kisatchie National Forest, the only National forest in Louisiana, United States, is located in the forested piney hills and hardwood bottoms of seven central and northern parishes. It is part of the Cenozoic uplands (some of Louisiana's oldest ...

, popular for blackwater canoeing.

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 428 people, 146 households, and 90 families residing in the village.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 457 people, 163 households, and 131 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 192 housing units at an average density of 17.4 per square mile (6.7/km). The racial makeup of the village was 98.47%

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, 0.66% Native American, 0.22%

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, 0.22% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population. There were 163 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.15. In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $32,656. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $17,000 for females. The

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for the village was $12,207. About 20.2% of families and 23.1% of the population were below the

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, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 32.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The

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of Goldonna is Jennifer Garner Smith, a Republican. The three Aldermen are Norvel Garner (No Party), Fonda Garner (No Party), and Reed Franklin, Republican.

Education

The Goldonna Elementary/Junior High School serves pre-

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through grade 8. Pupils come from as far away as the

of Ashland to the west, where the defunct Ashland High School was located.

Notable people

Gordon Gunter Gordon Pennington Gunter (August 18, 1909 – December 19, 1998) was an American marine biologist and fisheries scientist. He is noted for his pioneering study of fisheries in the northern Gulf of Mexico, a topic to which he devoted his entire ...

, fisheries scientist *

Patricia Maxwell Patricia Maxwell (born Patricia Anne Ponder; March 9, 1942, near Goldonna, Louisiana), is an American writer. A member of the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame and the ''Affaire de Coeur'' Romance Hall of Fame, Maxwell has received numer ...

, romance novelist * Riley J. Wilson, politician

Gallery

Image:Louisiana Trails Railroad Car in Goldonna IMG 2075.JPG, Louisiana Trails railroad car in Goldonna Image:Goldonna Baptist Church IMG 2080.JPG, Goldonna Baptist Church Image:Goldonna Elementary School IMG 2084.JPG, Goldonna Elementary School

References

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