Simsboro is a

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in western

Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Lincoln Parish (French language, French: ''Paroisse de Lincoln'') is a Parish (administrative division), parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 48,396. The parish w ...

, United States. The population was 841 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area. Two 20th century lawmakers who were natives of Simsboro are interred at Simsboro Cemetery: State Representatives L.D. "Buddy" Napper, who served from 1952 to 1964, and practiced law for a half-century in Ruston, and Ragan Madden, who left the House in 1949 to become the five-term

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of the 3rd Judicial District. A 19th Century lawmaker who lived in Simsboro was Representative George M. Lomax, who in 1894 introduced the enabling legislation, Act 68, to establish the future

Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public university, public research university in Ruston, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and Carnegie Classification of Institu ...

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 803 people, 352 households, and 264 families residing in the village.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 684 people, 273 households, and 193 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 338 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 77.05%

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, 21.49%

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, 0.73% Native American, 0.44% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population. There were 273 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.93. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $31,324, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $31,111 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the village was $14,465. About 14.4% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the

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, including 23.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

Image:Simsboro, LA, welcome sign IMG 2675.JPG, Simsboro welcome sign Image:Revised Simsboro, LA, Town Hall IMG 2678.JPG, Simsboro Town Hall Image:Simsboro, LA, High School IMG 3641.JPG, Simsboro High School Image:Weyerhaeuser in Simsboro, LA IMG 3639.JPG, Weyerhaeuser plant east of Simsboro

References

{{authority control Villages in Louisiana Villages in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Villages in Ruston micropolitan area