Richwood is a town in
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish () is a parish located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 160,368. The parish seat and largest city is Monroe. The parish was formed in 1807.
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Louisiana
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, United States. The town was incorporated December 31, 1974, under the provision of Louisiana Revised Statute 33:52 and operates under a form of government consisting of an elected mayor and a board of alder persons, which has five elected members. The town provides garbage collection, street maintenance, drainage maintenance, and other health and welfare services, in addition to the administrative services provided to its residents. The population was 3,392 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Richwood is located in the southern portion of Ouachita Parish of Northeast Louisiana.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 3,881 people, 607 households, and 348 families residing in the town.
Education
Ouachita Parish School System is the area school district.
Most of Richwood is in the zone for Robinson Elementary School while small pieces are zoned to Swayze Elementary School. Both feed into Richwood Middle and
Richwood High School.
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Linked from hereRobinson ES boundary mapSwayze ES boundary map
See also
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KHLL
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Verdiacee Goston
References
External links
Richwood ProgressCommunity Progress Site for Richwood, LA
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Towns in Louisiana
Towns in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Towns in Monroe, Louisiana metropolitan area