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Union Parish, Louisiana

Coordinates: 32°50′N 92°23′W / 32.83°N 92.38°W / 32.83; -92.38
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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
 (2010)
 • Total
22,721
 • Estimate 
(2018)
22,330
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/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 2010 census, the population was 22,721.[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

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. 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

Adjacent parishes and counties

National protected areas

Demographics

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%
2018 (est.)22,330[5]−1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2013[1]

2020 census

Union Parish racial composition[10]
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.

2000 census

As of the census[11] 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/km2). There were 10,873 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km2). The racial makeup of the parish was 69.79% White, 27.95% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.26% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. 2.02% of the population were Hispanic or 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 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

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]

Presidential elections results
Presidential elections results[13]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2020 75.1% 8,407 23.7% 2,654 1.3% 140
2016 73.2% 7,972 24.7% 2,691 2.1% 231
2012 70.2% 7,561 28.6% 3,075 1.2% 130
2008 70.1% 7,619 28.6% 3,103 1.3% 146
2004 69.6% 7,457 28.8% 3,089 1.6% 172
2000 61.8% 5,772 34.3% 3,205 3.9% 366
1996 46.3% 4,418 44.6% 4,260 9.1% 865
1992 44.0% 4,434 39.8% 4,005 16.2% 1,630
1988 63.0% 5,900 34.3% 3,210 2.8% 259
1984 67.7% 6,585 30.0% 2,916 2.3% 222
1980 55.8% 5,130 41.8% 3,841 2.5% 227
1976 52.4% 4,139 45.5% 3,600 2.1% 166
1972 70.2% 4,322 23.8% 1,465 6.0% 370
1968 16.5% 1,113 19.8% 1,336 63.7% 4,297
1964 79.7% 4,534 20.3% 1,155
1960 49.6% 2,017 25.5% 1,034 24.9% 1,012
1956 40.5% 1,384 25.7% 878 33.8% 1,156
1952 48.0% 1,894 52.0% 2,055
1948 9.1% 259 25.4% 724 65.6% 1,873
1944 31.3% 803 68.7% 1,765
1940 11.6% 371 88.5% 2,842
1936 13.3% 272 86.7% 1,778
1932 2.5% 58 97.5% 2,285
1928 28.0% 422 71.9% 1,085 0.1% 2
1924 0.8% 7 99.1% 875 0.1% 1
1920 7.4% 98 92.6% 1,221
1916 2.0% 22 98.0% 1,106 0.1% 1
1912 1.4% 11 87.7% 696 11.0% 87

School

Residents are assigned to Union Parish Public Schools.

Border monument

In 1931, a monument was erected at the Union Parish border with Union County, Arkansas, through the private efforts of former Arkansas Governor George Washington Donaghey, who felt attached to both states. The monument is known for its intricate carvings and Art Deco style. The land was not registered with the state parks offices in either state, and the monument was eventually forgotten. In 1975, State Representative Louise B. Johnson passed a law to refurbish the monument. The completed restoration was unveiled in 2009.[14]

Communities

Map of Union Parish, Louisiana With Municipal Labels

Towns

Villages

Unincorporated communities

Notable people

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

Sources

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.

References

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  7. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  8. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  9. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  10. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  12. ^ "Louisiana Secretary of State". voterportal.sos.la.gov. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  13. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  14. ^ "Matthew Hamil, "Monument Forgotten by Time"". Monroe News Star, August 31, 2009. Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
  15. ^ "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012" (PDF). legis.la.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  16. ^ "Bolton, George Washington". Louisiana Historical Association: A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  17. ^ "Harvey Goodwyn Fields, Sr". findagrave.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  18. ^ "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
  19. ^ 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
  20. ^ "Greg Hilburn, State honors the late Rep. Smith with bridge renaming, September 12, 2013". Monroe News-Star. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  21. ^ "Thomas, Lee Emmett". Louisiana Historical Association, A Directory of Louisiana Biography (lahistory.org). Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

32°50′N 92°23′W / 32.83°N 92.38°W / 32.83; -92.38

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