Marthaville is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in

Natchitoches Parish 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 ...

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. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 90. It is part of the Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Marthaville was founded in 1851. The founder, James Jackson Rains, named the town after his wife, Martha Ann Whitlock Rains. The town, during its peak, had a train stop, a bank, a general store, a bar, a hotel, etc. In the late 1960s, the railroad was removed and the town experienced an economic downturn. Now it is an unincorporated community, still having the store, post office, etc., and it is home to two churches in the area in addition to an Elementary and Junior High school.

Geography

Marthaville is located on the western edge of Natchitoches Parish, seven miles west of

Robeline Robeline is a village (Louisiana), village in western Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 183 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census. It is part of the Natchitoches, Louisiana, Natchitoches Micropolitan Statis ...

near the border with Sabine Parish.

Demographics

2020 census

Arts and culture

The Marthaville Good Ole Days Festival Marthaville Good Ole Days Festival
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References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Louisiana Unincorporated communities in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Census-designated places in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana