Provencal is a village 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 ...
,
Louisiana
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, United States. The population was 611 at the
2010 census. It is part of the
Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Provencal is near
Isle Brevelle and
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail located at (31.654131, -93.200984).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 528 people, 167 households, and 67 families residing in the village.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 708 people, 273 households, and 200 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 308 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.60%
White
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, 0.42%
African American
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, 1.13%
Native American, 0.28% from
other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.27% of the population are
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race.
There were 273 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were
married couples
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living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,196, and the median income for a family was $32,625. Males had a median income of $31,389 versus $19,625 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the village was $14,842. About 7.1% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.
See also
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Anne des Cadeaux
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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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Bayou Brevelle
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Cane River
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El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail
References
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Villages in Louisiana
Villages in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Populated places in Ark-La-Tex