Parish in Louisiana, United States
Parish in Louisiana
Caldwell Parish (French : Paroisse de Caldwell ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana . As of 2020, its population was 9,645.[ 1] The parish seat is Columbia .[ 2]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the parish has a total area of 541 square miles (1,400 km2 ), of which 529 square miles (1,370 km2 ) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2 ) (2.1%) is water.[ 3]
Major highways
Adjacent parishes
Communities
Towns
Villages
Census-designated place
Unincorporated communities
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1840 2,017 — 1850 2,815 39.6% 1860 4,833 71.7% 1870 4,820 −0.3% 1880 5,767 19.6% 1890 5,814 0.8% 1900 6,917 19.0% 1910 8,593 24.2% 1920 9,514 10.7% 1930 10,430 9.6% 1940 12,046 15.5% 1950 10,293 −14.6% 1960 9,004 −12.5% 1970 9,354 3.9% 1980 10,761 15.0% 1990 9,810 −8.8% 2000 10,560 7.6% 2010 10,132 −4.1% 2020 9,645 −4.8%
As of the 2020 United States census , there were 9,645 people, 3,665 households, and 2,534 families residing in the parish. As of the census [ 9] of 2000, there were 10,560 people, 3,941 households, and 2,817 families residing in the parish. The population density was 20 people per square mile (7.7 people/km2 ). There were 5,035 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (3.9/km2 ).
In 2000, the racial makeup of the parish was 80.43% White , 17.90% Black or African American , 0.45% Native American , 0.14% Asian , 0.47% from other races , and 0.61% from two or more races. 1.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. In 2020, its racial makeup was 78.29% non-Hispanic white, 15.84% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.445 Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.91% multiracial or other, and 2.29% Hispanic or Latino of any race.[ 1]
Law enforcement
The Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency of the parish.[ 10]
Politics
United States presidential election results for Caldwell Parish, Louisiana[ 11]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third party(ies)
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
2024
3,724
85.93%
580
13.38%
30
0.69%
2020
3,976
83.49%
745
15.64%
41
0.86%
2016
3,822
81.46%
788
16.79%
82
1.75%
2012
3,640
77.18%
1,016
21.54%
60
1.27%
2008
3,696
75.54%
1,118
22.85%
79
1.61%
2004
3,308
69.61%
1,384
29.12%
60
1.26%
2000
2,817
65.09%
1,359
31.40%
152
3.51%
1996
1,842
40.40%
2,117
46.44%
600
13.16%
1992
1,752
37.40%
2,061
44.00%
871
18.60%
1988
2,997
65.74%
1,423
31.21%
139
3.05%
1984
3,341
69.33%
1,348
27.97%
130
2.70%
1980
2,653
57.91%
1,786
38.99%
142
3.10%
1976
1,890
49.66%
1,830
48.08%
86
2.26%
1972
2,306
76.99%
508
16.96%
181
6.04%
1968
490
13.19%
973
26.19%
2,252
60.62%
1964
2,534
80.62%
609
19.38%
0
0.00%
1960
716
35.08%
694
34.00%
631
30.92%
1956
587
35.17%
468
28.04%
614
36.79%
1952
961
45.27%
1,162
54.73%
0
0.00%
1948
151
8.64%
777
44.45%
820
46.91%
1944
505
30.66%
1,142
69.34%
0
0.00%
1940
318
16.01%
1,668
83.99%
0
0.00%
1936
235
14.63%
1,371
85.37%
0
0.00%
1932
86
5.58%
1,448
93.96%
7
0.45%
1928
288
26.42%
802
73.58%
0
0.00%
1924
77
14.72%
442
84.51%
4
0.76%
1920
128
19.19%
539
80.81%
0
0.00%
1916
20
3.47%
554
96.01%
3
0.52%
1912
18
3.57%
366
72.62%
120
23.81%
Notable people
Buddy Caldwell , Louisiana State Attorney General, 2008–2016
Graves B. Erskine , Marine Corps General Officer (4-Star)
Garland Gregory , LA Tech Football
Pam Kelly , recipient of the Wade Trophy
John J. McKeithen , Governor of Louisiana (1964–1972)
W. Fox McKeithen , Louisiana House of Representatives (1984–1988)
Clay Parker , LSU baseball pitcher and football punter (1981-1985)
Neil Riser , Louisiana State Senator elected in 2007
Chet D. Traylor , Louisiana Supreme Court , 1997–2009
Gallery
Martin Homeplace Museum outside Columbia
The Caldwell Parish Library is located behind the courthouse in Columbia
Caldwell Parish High School
Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Columbia
Long Lake in Caldwell Parish; a landowner builds a pier with slide and diving board.
See also
References
^ a b c "Explore Census Data" . data.census.gov . Retrieved December 29, 2021 .
^ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011 .
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2014 .
^ "U.S. Decennial Census" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 27, 2014 .
^ "Historical Census Browser" . University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 27, 2014 .
^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 27, 2014 .
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2014 .
^ "Caldwell Parish, Louisiana" . quickfacts.census.gov. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2012 .
^ "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^ "CALDWELL PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE – Committed to our Community" . cpso.us . Retrieved August 4, 2023 .
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections" . uselectionatlas.org . Retrieved March 7, 2018 .
External links
Places adjacent to Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
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