Lisbon is a

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Claiborne Parish, Louisiana Claiborne Parish () is a parish located in the northwestern section of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1828, and was named for the first Louisiana governor, William C. C. Claiborne. As of the 2020 census, the populatio ...

, United States. The population was 185 at the 2010 census. Lisbon is located east of the

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Homer Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Despite doubts about his autho ...

. Lisbon should not be confused with the village of Lisbon in

Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Calcasieu Parish (; ) is a parish located on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 216,785. The parish seat and largest city is Lake Charles. Calcasieu Parish is part of the Lake C ...

, which later evolved first into Bagdad and later into the city of Westlake.

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 162 people, 69 households, and 48 families residing in the village. The

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was 12.3 inhabitants per square mile (4.8/km). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 6.6 per square mile (2.6/km). The racial makeup of the village was 65.43%

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, 32.72%

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, 0.62%

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, and 1.23% from two or more races. There were 69 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.1% 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 2.35 and the average family size was 2.79. In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $41,667, and the median income for a family was $50,417. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $19,375 for females. The

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for the village was $18,943. About 3.6% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the

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, including 6.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.1% of those 65 or over.

Education

Claiborne Parish School Board Claiborne Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in Homer, Louisiana, United States. The district serves all of Claiborne Parish. Former Claiborne Superintendent Gary Lee Jones became a Republican member of the Louisiana B ...

is the school district for all of the parish.
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Notable people

* Willie Davis, professional football player * Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick, musician and music educator *

Rebel Oakes Ennis Telfair "Rebel" Oakes (December 17, 1883 – March 1, 1948) was an American Major League Baseball player. Oakes was born in Lisbon, Louisiana. After attending Louisiana Industrial Institute, which is now Louisiana Tech University, Rebe ...

, professional baseball player

References

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