Glenmora is a

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Rapides Parish 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 ...

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, 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 1,342 at the 2010 census. Claude Kirkpatrick, a member of the

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from Jefferson Davis Parish from 1952–1960, a candidate for governor in 1963, and the instigator of

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was born in Glenmora but moved to Lake Charles when he was six years of age.

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, a former member of the Louisiana House from Ruston, the seat of Lincoln Parish, graduated from Glenmora High School in 1940.

Lloyd George Teekell Lloyd George Teekell (March 12, 1922 – October 9, 1996) was a Democratic politician from Alexandria, Louisiana, who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1953 to 1960. Thereafter from 1979 to 1990, he was a judge of the Lou ...

, a state representative from 1953 to 1960 and a 9th Judicial District Court judge from 1979 to 1990, was reared in Glenmora.

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,087 people, 463 households, and 320 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,558 people, 615 households, and 415 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 700 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 64.96%

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, 30.87%

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, 1.60% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 1.09% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.44% of the population. There were 615 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were

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living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.10. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $21,736, and the median income for a family was $26,739. Males had a median income of $26,328 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the town was $11,535. About 22.1% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the

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, including 33.5% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

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