Ridgecrest is a small town in
Concordia Parish,
Louisiana, United States. The population was 694 at the
2010 census.
Geography
Ridgecrest is located in northeastern Concordia Parish at (31.602857, -91.527950).
U.S. Routes
84 and
425
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form the northeast boundary of the town; the highways lead northwest to
Ferriday and southeast to
Vidalia on the
Mississippi River;
Natchez, Mississippi
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, is to the southeast. The
Mississippi state line is less than a mile northeast of Ridgecrest in a former channel of the Mississippi River known as Marengo Bend.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 801 people, 291 households, and 229 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 306 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.51%
White, 5.49%
African American, 0.87%
Native American, 0.12% from
other races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.
There were 291 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were
married couples
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living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,000, and the median income for a family was $32,917. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $20,114 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $14,629. About 17.8% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Ridgecrest ProgressCommunity Progress Site for Ridgecrest, LA
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Towns in Louisiana
Towns in Concordia Parish, Louisiana
Towns in Natchez micropolitan area