Reeves is a

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Allen Parish, Louisiana Allen Parish () is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,750. The parish seat is Oberlin and the largest city is Oakdale. Allen Parish is in southwestern Louisiana, southwest of Alexan ...

, United States. The population was 232 at the 2010 census.

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 209 people, 82 households, and 57 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 91 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.61%

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, 0.96%

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, 0.96% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. There were 82 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03. In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $19,375, and the median income for a family was $20,000. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $13,750 for females. The

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for the village was $9,101. About 26.1% of families and 30.3% of the population were below the

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, including 46.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.1% of those 65 or over.

Education

Allen Parish School Board operates the PK-12 school Reeves High School.

References

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