Forest Hill is a

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Rapides Parish, Louisiana Rapides Parish () () is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 130,023. The parish seat and largest city is Alexandria, which developed along the Red River of the South. ''Rapides'' is th ...

, United States. It is part of the

Alexandria, Louisiana Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat and largest city of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River of the South, Red River ...

Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was placed at 605 according to the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (1.56%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 605 people, 315 households, and 214 families residing in the village.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 813 people, 367 households, and 245 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 282 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 52.0%

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, 3.52%

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, 0.44% Native American, 1.40% Asian, 6.36% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 42.98% of the population. There were 167 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.13. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $42,292. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $16,875 for females. The

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for the village was $13,859. About 18.0% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the

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, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Every year, during the third weekend of March, Forest Hill is home to the Louisiana Nursery Festival. Forest Hill is home to over 60 plant nurseries, and is one of Louisiana's oldest and largest nursery regions. Businesses routinely visit Forest Hill to purchase wholesale plants.

Cajun Classic National Enduro

The Cajun Classic National Enduro is an enduro race that is held in the Calcasieu District in Kisatchie National Forest. The 29th Annual was held March 20, 2011. It was organized and run by the National Enduro Promotions Group and Acadiana Dirt Riders, Inc.

Speed trap and citations

The Village of Forest Hill is one of many municipalities that derives a majority of its revenue from fines and citations. Most of those citations are from the town being part of a speed trap.

Notable people

* Jay Chevalier, singer and politician, born in Forest Hill in 1936 * Clyde C. Holloway, Republican former

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* Kimberly Willis Holt, children's author

References

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