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[[Image:Union General Hospital in Farmerville IMG 3864.JPG|right|thumb|Union General Hospital in Farmerville.]]
[[Image:Union General Hospital in Farmerville IMG 3864.JPG|right|thumb|Union General Hospital in Farmerville.]]


'''Union Parish''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Paroisse de l'Union'') is a [[List of parishes in Louisiana|parish]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Louisiana]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 22,721.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22111.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 18, 2013}}</ref> The [[parish seat]] is [[Farmerville, Louisiana|Farmerville]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The parish was created on March 13, 1839, from a section of Ouachita Parish. Its boundaries have changed four times since then (in 1845, 1846, 1867, and 1873, respectively).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Louisiana/viewer.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 22, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329011002/http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Louisiana/viewer.htm |archive-date=March 29, 2015 }}</ref>
'''Union Parish''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Paroisse de l'Union'') is a [[List of parishes in Louisiana|parish]] located in the north central section of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Louisiana]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 21,107.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Union Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Union_Parish,_Louisiana?g=0500000US22111|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 22, 2023}}</ref> The [[parish seat]] is [[Farmerville, Louisiana|Farmerville]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The parish was created on March 13, 1839, from a section of Ouachita Parish. Its boundaries have changed four times since then (in 1845, 1846, 1867, and 1873, respectively).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Louisiana/viewer.htm |title=" + theTitle + " |access-date=January 22, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329011002/http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Louisiana/viewer.htm |archive-date=March 29, 2015 }}</ref>


Union Parish is part of the [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], LA [[Monroe, Louisiana metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].
Union Parish is part of the [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], LA [[Monroe, Louisiana metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Union Parish/Union County monument==
In 1931, a monument was erected at the Union Parish border with [[Union County, Arkansas]], through the private efforts of former Arkansas [[Governors of Arkansas|Governor]] [[George Washington Donaghey]] (1856–1937).<ref name=monument/> He was born in Union Parish and grew up in the border area before moving with his family as a teenager to [[Conway, Arkansas]]. As governor of Arkansas, Donaghey oversaw the construction of the state capitol building in [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] and implemented founding of the state health unit and its agricultural colleges.

Having long felt a kinship to both states, after his gubernatorial tenure Donaghey commissioned a park on the border land and a monument. The monument is known for its intricate carvings and [[Art Deco]] style. It includes references to different modes of transportation in 1831 and 1931 and mentions Louisiana Governor [[Huey P. Long, Jr.]], whose educational program Donaghey admired. The land was not registered with the state parks offices in either state, timber companies cut trees thereabouts, and the monument was forgotten. In 1975, [[Louisiana State Legislature|State Representative]] [[Louise B. Johnson]] gained passage of a law to refurbish the monument. A completed restoration was unveiled in 2009.<ref name=monument>{{cite web |url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20090831/NEWS01/908310313&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL |title=Matthew Hamil, "Monument Forgotten by Time" |publisher=[[Monroe News Star]], August 31, 2009 |access-date=August 31, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903111428/http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20090831/NEWS01/908310313%26referrer%3DFRONTPAGECAROUSEL |archive-date=September 3, 2009}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the parish has a total area of {{convert|905|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|877|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|28|sqmi}} (3.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 2, 2014 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928155956/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt |archive-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref>
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the parish has a total area of {{convert|905|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|877|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|28|sqmi}} (3.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 2, 2014 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928155956/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt |archive-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref>


Geographically north central Louisiana, Union Parish more closely resembles Lincoln Parish, to which Union is deeply tied culturally, politically, and educationally. Union Parish, along with Lincoln Parish to the southwest and Union County, Arkansas to the north, form the eastern boundary of the [[Ark-La-Tex]] region.
Geographically north central Louisiana, Union Parish more closely resembles Lincoln Parish, to which Union is deeply tied culturally, politically, and educationally.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} Union Parish, along with Lincoln Parish to the southwest and Union County, Arkansas to the north, form the eastern boundary of the [[Ark-La-Tex]] region.


===Major highways===
===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 63.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 63]]
* [[Image:US 63.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 63 in Louisiana|U.S. Highway 63]]
* [[Image:US 167.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Highway 167]]
* [[Image:US 167.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 167#North Louisiana|U.S. Highway 167]]
* [[Image:Louisiana 2.svg|20px]] [[Louisiana Highway 2]]
* [[Image:Louisiana 2 (2008).svg|25px]] [[Louisiana Highway 2]]
* [[Image:Louisiana 15.svg|20px]] [[Louisiana Highway 15]]
* [[Image:Louisiana 15 (2008).svg|25px]] [[Louisiana Highway 15]]
* [[Image:Louisiana 33.svg|20px]] [[Louisiana Highway 33]]
* [[Image:Louisiana 33 (2008).svg|25px]] [[Louisiana Highway 33]]


===Adjacent parishes and counties===
===Adjacent parishes and counties===
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* [[D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

==Communities==
=== Towns ===
* [[Bernice, Louisiana|Bernice]]
* [[Farmerville, Louisiana|Farmerville]] (parish seat and largest municipality)
* [[Marion, Louisiana|Marion]]

===Villages===
* [[Conway, Louisiana|Conway]]
* [[Downsville, Louisiana|Downsville]]
* [[Junction City, Louisiana|Junction City]]
* [[Lillie, Louisiana|Lillie]]
* [[Spearsville, Louisiana|Spearsville]]

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Alabama Landing, Louisiana|Alabama Landing]]
* [[Oakland, Union Parish, Loisiana|Oakland]]
* [[Ouachita City, Louisiana|Ouachita City]]
* [[Point, Louisiana|Point]]
* [[Shiloh, Union Parish, Louisiana|Shiloh]]
* [[Truxno, Louisiana|Truxno]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://louisiana.hometownlocator.com/la/union/truxno.cfm | title=Truxno Populated Place Profile / Union Parish, Louisiana Data }}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
{{US Census population
|1840= 1838
| 1840 = 1838
|1850= 8203
| 1850 = 8203
|1860= 10389
| 1860 = 10389
|1870= 11685
| 1870 = 11685
|1880= 13526
| 1880 = 13526
|1890= 17304
| 1890 = 17304
|1900= 18520
| 1900 = 18520
|1910= 20451
| 1910 = 20451
|1920= 19621
| 1920 = 19621
|1930= 20731
| 1930 = 20731
|1940= 20943
| 1940 = 20943
|1950= 19141
| 1950 = 19141
|1960= 17624
| 1960 = 17624
|1970= 18447
| 1970 = 18447
|1980= 21167
| 1980 = 21167
|1990= 20690
| 1990 = 20690
|2000= 22803
| 2000 = 22803
|2010= 22721
| 2010 = 22721
| 2020 = 21107
|estyear=2018
| estyear =
|estimate=22330
| estimate =
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html |title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates |access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref>
| estref =
|align-fn=center
| align-fn = center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 2, 2014 }}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |title=Historical Census Browser |publisher=University of Virginia Library |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF"/>}}
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 2, 2014 }}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |title=Historical Census Browser |publisher=University of Virginia Library |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22111.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 18, 2013}}</ref>
}}


===2020 census===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Union Parish racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22111&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
|+Union Parish racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22111&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
! scope="col" | Race
!scope="col"| Number
! scope="col" | Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
! scope="col" | Percentage
|-
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
! scope="row" | [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 14,289
| 14,289
| 67.7%
| 67.7%
|-
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
! scope="row" | [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 4,980
| 4,980
| 23.59%
| 23.59%
|-
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
! scope="row" | [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 59
| 59
| 0.28%
| 0.28%
|-
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
! scope="row" | [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 38
| 38
| 0.18%
| 0.18%
|-
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
! scope="row" | [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 6
| 6
| 0.03%
| 0.03%
|-
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
! scope="row" | [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 600
| 600
| 2.84%
| 2.84%
|-
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
! scope="row" | [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 1,135
| 1,135
| 5.38%
| 5.38%
|}
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 21,107 people, 7,582 households, and 4,899 families residing in the parish.
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 21,107 people, 7,582 households, and 4,899 families residing in the parish.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 22,803 people, 8,857 households, and 6,412 families residing in the parish. The [[population density]] was 26 people per square mile (10/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 10,873 housing units at an average density of 12 per square&nbsp;mile (5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the parish was 69.79% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 27.95% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.50% from two or more races. 2.02% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 8,857 households, out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the parish the population was spread out, with 25.70% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $29,061, and median income of a family was $36,035. Males had a median income of $30,494 versus $21,070 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the parish was $14,819. About 14.30% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.60% of those under age 18 and 17.70% of those age 65 or over.



==Politics==
==Politics==
Located in far northern Louisiana next to the [[Arkansas]] state line, Union Parish is heavily [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] in most competitive elections, particularly at the presidential level, last voting for a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] presidential nominee in [[1952 United States presidential election|1952]] when [[Adlai Stevenson II|Adlai Stevenson]] received 52% of the vote. In the most recent election in 2020, incumbent [[U.S. President|President]] [[Donald Trump]] received 8,407 votes (75.1 percent) of the parish total to 2,654 (23.7 percent) for former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/enwiki/static/2020-11-03/resultsRace/56|title=Louisiana Secretary of State|website=voterportal.sos.la.gov|access-date=2021-07-11}}</ref>
Located in far northern Louisiana next to the [[Arkansas]] state line, Union Parish is heavily [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] in most competitive elections, particularly at the presidential level, last voting for a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] presidential nominee in [[1952 United States presidential election|1952]] when [[Adlai Stevenson II|Adlai Stevenson]] received 52% of the vote. In the most recent election in 2020, incumbent [[U.S. President|President]] [[Donald Trump]] received 8,407 votes (75.1 percent) of the parish total to 2,654 (23.7 percent) for former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/enwiki/static/2020-11-03/resultsRace/56|title=Louisiana Secretary of State|website=voterportal.sos.la.gov|access-date=July 11, 2021}}</ref>
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{{PresRow|1996|Republican|4,418|4,260|865|Louisiana}}
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{{PresRow|1988|Republican|5,900|3,210|259|Louisiana}}
|-
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|6,585|2,916|222|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]'''
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|5,130|3,841|227|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.1%''' ''8,407''
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|4,139|3,600|166|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.7% ''2,654''
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,322|1,465|370|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% ''140''
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|1,113|1,336|4,297|Louisiana}}
|-
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|4,534|1,155|0|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]'''
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,017|1,034|1,012|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.2%''' ''7,972''
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,384|878|1,156|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.7% ''2,691''
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,894|2,055|0|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% ''231''
{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|259|724|1,873|Louisiana}}
|-
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|803|1,765|0|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]'''
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|371|2,842|0|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.2%''' ''7,561''
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|272|1,778|0|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.6% ''3,075''
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|58|2,285|0|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% ''130''
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|422|1,085|2|Louisiana}}
|-
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|7|875|1|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]'''
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|98|1,221|0|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.1%''' ''7,619''
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|22|1,106|1|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.6% ''3,103''
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|11|696|87|Louisiana}}
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% ''146''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.6%''' ''7,457''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.8% ''3,089''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% ''172''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.8%''' ''5,772''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.3% ''3,205''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.9% ''366''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''46.3%''' ''4,418''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.6% ''4,260''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.1% ''865''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''44.0%''' ''4,434''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.8% ''4,005''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.2% ''1,630''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.0%''' ''5,900''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.3% ''3,210''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% ''259''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.7%''' ''6,585''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.0% ''2,916''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% ''222''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.8%''' ''5,130''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.8% ''3,841''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% ''227''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.4%''' ''4,139''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.5% ''3,600''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% ''166''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.2%''' ''4,322''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.8% ''1,465''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.0% ''370''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/American Independent}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|16.5% ''1,113''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|19.8% ''1,336''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''63.7%''' ''4,297''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''79.7%''' ''4,534''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|20.3% ''1,155''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.6%''' ''2,017''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25.5% ''1,034''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|24.9% ''1,012''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''40.5%''' ''1,384''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25.7% ''878''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|33.8% ''1,156''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1952 United States presidential election|1952]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.0% ''1,894''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.0%''' ''2,055''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Dixiecrat}}|'''[[1948 United States presidential election|1948]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|9.1% ''259''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25.4% ''724''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''65.6%''' ''1,873''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1944 United States presidential election|1944]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.3% ''803''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''68.7%''' ''1,765''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1940 United States presidential election|1940]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|11.6% ''371''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''88.5%''' ''2,842''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1936 United States presidential election|1936]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|13.3% ''272''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''86.7%''' ''1,778''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1932 United States presidential election|1932]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2.5% ''58''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''97.5%''' ''2,285''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1928 United States presidential election|1928]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|28.0% ''422''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''71.9%''' ''1,085''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''2''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1924 United States presidential election|1924]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|0.8% ''7''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''99.1%''' ''875''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''1''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1920 United States presidential election|1920]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|7.4% ''98''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''92.6%''' ''1,221''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1916 United States presidential election|1916]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2.0% ''22''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''98.0%''' ''1,106''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''1''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1912 United States presidential election|1912]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1.4% ''11''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''87.7%''' ''696''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.0% ''87''
|}
{{Hidden end}}


==Education==
==School==
Residents are assigned to [[Union Parish Public Schools]].
Residents are assigned to [[Union Parish Public Schools]].


==Communities==
==Law enforcement==
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The Union Parish Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency of [[Union Parish]], [[Louisiana]]. It is headquartered in Farmerville. The current{{as of?|date=October 2022}} Sheriff of Union Parish is Dusty Gates, who was first sworn as the sheriff following long time Sheriff Bob Buckley's death in September 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myarklamiss.com/news/news/dusty-gates-sworn-in-as-new-union-parish-sheriff|title=Dusty Gates Sworn In As New Union Parish Sheriff|last=LAKANA|date=September 19, 2013|publisher=}}</ref>
=== Towns ===
* [[Bernice, Louisiana|Bernice]]
* [[Farmerville, Louisiana|Farmerville]] (parish seat and largest municipality)
* [[Marion, Louisiana|Marion]]


===Villages===
==Border monument==
In 1931, a monument was erected at the Union Parish border with [[Union County, Arkansas]]. In 1975, [[Louisiana State Legislature|State Representative]] [[Louise B. Johnson]] passed a law to refurbish the monument. The completed restoration was unveiled in 2009.<ref name="monument">{{cite web|title=Matthew Hamil, "Monument Forgotten by Time"|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20090831/NEWS01/908310313&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903111428/http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20090831/NEWS01/908310313%26referrer%3DFRONTPAGECAROUSEL|archive-date=September 3, 2009|access-date=August 31, 2009|publisher=[[Monroe News Star]], August 31, 2009}}</ref>
* [[Conway, Louisiana|Conway]]
* [[Downsville, Louisiana|Downsville]]
* [[Junction City, Louisiana|Junction City]]
* [[Lillie, Louisiana|Lillie]]
* [[Spearsville, Louisiana|Spearsville]]


*
===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Alabama Landing, Louisiana|Alabama Landing]]
* [[Ouachita City, Louisiana|Ouachita City]]
* [[Point, Louisiana|Point]]
* [[Shiloh, Union Parish, Louisiana|Shiloh]]


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
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Other Union Parish residents have included:
Other Union Parish residents have included:
* [[Lonnie O. Aulds]] (1925-1984), state representative from 1968 to 1972 from [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], real estate developer, born in Union Parish<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2012.pdf |title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012 |publisher=legis.la.gov |access-date=July 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004235758/http://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2012.pdf |archive-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Lonnie O. Aulds]], state representative from 1968 to 1972<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2012.pdf |title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012 |publisher=legis.la.gov |access-date=July 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004235758/http://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2012.pdf |archive-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref>
* [[George Washington Bolton]] (1841-1931), state representative from 1888 to 1896 from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]; Speaker of the House from 1892 to 1896; businessman, banker, school board member, Southern Baptist layman in Alexandria, lived and educated in Union Parish in his father's private school prior to the [[American Civil War]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lahistory.org/site19.php |title=Bolton, George Washington|publisher=[[Louisiana Historical Association]]: A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography |access-date=April 9, 2014|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131500/http://lahistory.org/site19.php |archive-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref>
* [[George Washington Bolton]] (1841-1931), state representative from 1888 to 1896 from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lahistory.org/site19.php |title=Bolton, George Washington|publisher=[[Louisiana Historical Association]]: A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography |access-date=April 9, 2014|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131500/http://lahistory.org/site19.php |archive-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Jay McCallum]] - Chief Judge of the Louisiana 3rd Judicial District Court<ref>"Louisiana: McCallum, Jay Bowen", ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004'', 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, NJ, 2003), p. 787</ref>
* [[Harvey Fields]], state senator from 1916 to 1920, member of the [[Louisiana Public Service Commission]] from 1927 to 1936, briefly a law partner of [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38084540|title=Harvey Goodwyn Fields, Sr. |publisher=findagrave.com |access-date=October 24, 2014}}</ref> His son, [[T. T. Fields]], served in the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from 1952 to 1964 and 1968 to 1972.
* [[Robert Roberts Jr.]] state representative and state district judge<ref>[[Henry E. Chambers]], "Robert Roberts, Jr.", ''A History of Louisiana'', Vol. 2 (Chicago and New York City, American Historical Society, Inc., 1925), pp. 21-22</ref>
* [[Jay McCallum]] - Chief Judge of the Louisiana 3rd Judicial District Court (elected in 2003); ran unopposed in 2014 for a term ending in 2020; state representative for Lincoln and Union parishes, 1992–2003; formerly practiced law in Farmerville after graduating from Louisiana State University School of Law in 1985<ref>"Louisiana: McCallum, Jay Bowen", ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004'', 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, NJ, 2003), p. 787</ref>
* [[James Peyton Smith]], state representative<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130912/NEWS01/309120048/State-honors-late-Rep-Smith-bridge-renaming?nclick_check=1 |title=Greg Hilburn, State honors the late Rep. Smith with bridge renaming, September 12, 2013 |newspaper=[[The News-Star|Monroe News-Star]] |access-date=September 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514060741/http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130912/NEWS01/309120048/State-honors-late-Rep-Smith-bridge-renaming?nclick_check=1 |archive-date=May 14, 2014}}</ref>
* [[B. R. Patton]] (1920-1999), state senator for Lincoln and Union parishes, 1956 to 1964; worked on the establishment of [[Lake D'Arbonne]] at Farmerville
* [[Lee Emmett Thomas]], [[Speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives|Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representative]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lahistory.org/site37.php |title=Thomas, Lee Emmett |publisher=[[Louisiana Historical Association]], A Directory of Louisiana Biography (lahistory.org) |access-date=December 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923113542/http://lahistory.org/site37.php |archive-date=September 23, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Fred Preaus]] (1912-1987), businessman from Farmerville, ran unsuccessfully in the [[1956 Louisiana gubernatorial election|1956 Democratic]] [[Governor of Louisiana|gubernatorial]] [[primary election]]; lost to [[Earl Kemp Long]]
* [[Robert Roberts, Jr.]], born in Union Parish in 1872, mayor of Farmerville c. 1900, mayor of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] 1905–1906, state representative for [[Webster Parish, Louisiana|Webster Parish]] 1908–1914, and state district judge 1920 to 1925<ref>[[Henry E. Chambers]], "Robert Roberts, Jr.", ''A History of Louisiana'', Vol. 2 (Chicago and New York City, American Historical Society, Inc., 1925), pp. 21-22</ref>
* [[James Peyton Smith]] (1925-2006), born in the Conway Community in Union Parish; state representative from Union and [[Morehouse Parish, Louisiana|Morehouse]] parishes from 1964 to 1972; namesake of [[Louisiana Highway 33]] bridge over [[Lake D'Arbonne]] in Farmerville<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130912/NEWS01/309120048/State-honors-late-Rep-Smith-bridge-renaming?nclick_check=1 |title=Greg Hilburn, State honors the late Rep. Smith with bridge renaming, September 12, 2013 |newspaper=[[The News-Star|Monroe News-Star]] |access-date=September 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514060741/http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130912/NEWS01/309120048/State-honors-late-Rep-Smith-bridge-renaming?nclick_check=1 |archive-date=May 14, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Lee Emmett Thomas]], born in [[Marion, Louisiana|Marion]] in Union Parish, and educated as a child in the Shiloh Community at the former Concord Institute. He was mayor of Shreveport (1922–1930) and [[Speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives|Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representative]] (1912–1916). Thomas also served by appointment in both the Heard and Pleasant administrations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lahistory.org/site37.php |title=Thomas, Lee Emmett |publisher=[[Louisiana Historical Association]], A Directory of Louisiana Biography (lahistory.org) |access-date=December 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923113542/http://lahistory.org/site37.php |archive-date=September 23, 2010}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 03:21, 26 November 2024

Not to be confused with Union, Louisiana in St. James Parish.

Union Parish, Louisiana
Parish
Parish of Union
Union Parish Courthouse in Farmerville
Union Parish Courthouse in Farmerville
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
Louisiana's location within the U.S.
Louisiana's location within the U.S.
Country United States
State Louisiana
RegionNorth Louisiana
FoundedMarch 13, 1839
Named forUnion of American states
Parish seat (and largest town)Farmerville
Area
 • Total
2,340 km2 (905 sq mi)
 • Land2,270 km2 (877 sq mi)
 • Water70 km2 (28 sq mi)
 • percentage7.9 km2 (3.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
21,107
 • Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code318
Congressional district4th
Lake D'Arbonne west of Farmerville.
Union General Hospital in Farmerville.

Union Parish (French: Paroisse de l'Union) is a parish located in the north central section of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,107.[1] The parish seat is Farmerville.[2] The parish was created on March 13, 1839, from a section of Ouachita Parish. Its boundaries have changed four times since then (in 1845, 1846, 1867, and 1873, respectively).[3]

Union Parish is part of the Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 905 square miles (2,340 km2), of which 877 square miles (2,270 km2) is land and 28 square miles (73 km2) (3.1%) is water.[4]

Geographically north central Louisiana, Union Parish more closely resembles Lincoln Parish, to which Union is deeply tied culturally, politically, and educationally.[citation needed] Union Parish, along with Lincoln Parish to the southwest and Union County, Arkansas to the north, form the eastern boundary of the Ark-La-Tex region.

Major highways

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Adjacent parishes and counties

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National protected areas

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Communities

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Towns

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Villages

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Unincorporated communities

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18401,838—
18508,203346.3%
186010,38926.6%
187011,68512.5%
188013,52615.8%
189017,30427.9%
190018,5207.0%
191020,45110.4%
192019,621−4.1%
193020,7315.7%
194020,9431.0%
195019,141−8.6%
196017,624−7.9%
197018,4474.7%
198021,16714.7%
199020,690−2.3%
200022,80310.2%
201022,721−0.4%
202021,107−7.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010[10]
Union Parish racial composition as of 2020[11]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 14,289 67.7%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 4,980 23.59%
Native American 59 0.28%
Asian 38 0.18%
Pacific Islander 6 0.03%
Other/Mixed 600 2.84%
Hispanic or Latino 1,135 5.38%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 21,107 people, 7,582 households, and 4,899 families residing in the parish.

Politics

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Located in far northern Louisiana next to the Arkansas state line, Union Parish is heavily Republican in most competitive elections, particularly at the presidential level, last voting for a Democratic presidential nominee in 1952 when Adlai Stevenson received 52% of the vote. In the most recent election in 2020, incumbent President Donald Trump received 8,407 votes (75.1 percent) of the parish total to 2,654 (23.7 percent) for former Vice President Joe Biden.[12]

United States presidential election results for Union Parish, Louisiana[13]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 8,176 78.05% 2,206 21.06% 93 0.89%
2020 8,407 75.06% 2,654 23.69% 140 1.25%
2016 7,972 73.18% 2,691 24.70% 231 2.12%
2012 7,561 70.23% 3,075 28.56% 130 1.21%
2008 7,619 70.10% 3,103 28.55% 146 1.34%
2004 7,457 69.57% 3,089 28.82% 172 1.60%
2000 5,772 61.78% 3,205 34.30% 366 3.92%
1996 4,418 46.30% 4,260 44.64% 865 9.06%
1992 4,434 44.04% 4,005 39.78% 1,630 16.19%
1988 5,900 62.97% 3,210 34.26% 259 2.76%
1984 6,585 67.73% 2,916 29.99% 222 2.28%
1980 5,130 55.77% 3,841 41.76% 227 2.47%
1976 4,139 52.36% 3,600 45.54% 166 2.10%
1972 4,322 70.20% 1,465 23.79% 370 6.01%
1968 1,113 16.50% 1,336 19.80% 4,297 63.70%
1964 4,534 79.70% 1,155 20.30% 0 0.00%
1960 2,017 49.64% 1,034 25.45% 1,012 24.91%
1956 1,384 40.49% 878 25.69% 1,156 33.82%
1952 1,894 47.96% 2,055 52.04% 0 0.00%
1948 259 9.07% 724 25.35% 1,873 65.58%
1944 803 31.27% 1,765 68.73% 0 0.00%
1940 371 11.55% 2,842 88.45% 0 0.00%
1936 272 13.27% 1,778 86.73% 0 0.00%
1932 58 2.48% 2,285 97.52% 0 0.00%
1928 422 27.97% 1,085 71.90% 2 0.13%
1924 7 0.79% 875 99.09% 1 0.11%
1920 98 7.43% 1,221 92.57% 0 0.00%
1916 22 1.95% 1,106 97.96% 1 0.09%
1912 11 1.39% 696 87.66% 87 10.96%

School

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Residents are assigned to Union Parish Public Schools.

Law enforcement

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Union Parish Sheriff's Office
AbbreviationUPSO
MottoService Before Self
Agency overview
Formed1839
Jurisdictional structure
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersFarmerville, Louisiana
Agency executive
Website
http://www.unionsheriff.com/

The Union Parish Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency of Union Parish, Louisiana. It is headquartered in Farmerville. The current[as of?] Sheriff of Union Parish is Dusty Gates, who was first sworn as the sheriff following long time Sheriff Bob Buckley's death in September 2013.[14]

Border monument

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In 1931, a monument was erected at the Union Parish border with Union County, Arkansas. In 1975, State Representative Louise B. Johnson passed a law to refurbish the monument. The completed restoration was unveiled in 2009.[15]

Notable people

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Two Louisiana governors came from the Shiloh Community in Union Parish:

Two Arkansas governors were natives of Union Parish:

Other Union Parish residents have included:

See also

[edit]

Sources

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Many facts concerning events in early Union Parish history come from the conveyance, probate, and lawsuit records on file in the Union Parish courthouse, as well as records of the United States Land Offices available in the National Archives. Other sources include:

1) Williams, E. Russ, Jr., Spanish Poste d’Ouachita: The Ouachita Valley in Colonial Louisiana 1783–1804, and Early American Statehood, 1804–1820, Williams Genealogical Publications, Monroe, LA, 1995.

2) Williams, E. Russ, Jr., Encyclopedia of Individuals and Founding Families of the Ouachita Valley of Louisiana From 1785 to 1850: Organized into Family Groups with Miscellaneous Materials on Historical Events, Places, and Other Important Topics, Part Oe A – K, Williams Genealogical and Historical Publications, Monroe, LA, 1996.

3) Williams, E. Russ, Jr., Encyclopedia of Individuals and Founding Families of the Ouachita Valley of Louisiana From 1785 to 1850: Organized into Family Groups with Miscellaneous Materials on Historical Events, Places, and Other Important Topics, Part Two L – O, Williams Genealogical and Historical Publications, Monroe, LA, 1997.

4) Williams, Max Harrison, Union Parish (Louisiana) Historical Records: Police Jury Minutes, 1839–1846, D’Arbonne Research and Publishing Co., Farmerville, LA, 1993.

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