Shongaloo, Louisiana
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| Village of Shongaloo | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Webster |
| Area | 7.9 sq mi (20.5 km²) |
| - land | 7.9 sq mi (20.5 km²) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0% |
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| - coordinates | Coordinates: |
| - elevation | 256 ft (78 m) |
| Population | 162 (2000) |
| Density | 20.5 /sq mi (7.9 /km²) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 318 |
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Shongaloo is a village in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 162 at the 2000 census.
Shongaloo is the home of former Mayor Parey Pershing Branton, Sr., who also served in the Louisiana House of Representatives as a conservative Democrat from 1960-1972. Branton's son, Daniel Branton, is now the village mayor.
Another politician with roots in Shongaloo is Talmadge L. Heflin, a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Alief near Houston.
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[edit] Geography
Shongaloo is located at (32.938129, -93.298369)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 20.6 km² (7.9 mi²). 20.5 km² (7.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.38%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 162 people, 65 households, and 47 families residing in the village. The population density was 7.9/km² (20.5/mi²). There were 77 housing units at an average density of 3.8/km² (9.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.15% White, 0.62% Native American, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 65 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the village the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,809. About 5.0% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.8% of those sixty five or over.
Shongaloo has one school and one corner store, and is located 12 miles from a grocery store. Shongaloo is a small village but has one of the largest city limits in Louisiana.
[edit] Schools
Shongaloo has 1 school located on ALT 2 in Downtown. It is Shongaloo High School. Its school colors are orange and black.
[edit] Highways
Six highways run through Shongaloo. They are LA 159, LA 2, ALT LA 2, LA 615, LA 157, And LA 808.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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