Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, Louisiana
| Pleasant Hill, Louisiana Sodus | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Pleasant Hill water tower | |
| Nickname(s): P. Hill | |
| Motto(s): Come Enjoy the Experience. | |
 Location of Pleasant Hill in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. | |
.svg.png) Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 31°49′05″N 93°31′00″W / 31.81806°N 93.51667°WCoordinates: 31°49′05″N 93°31′00″W / 31.81806°N 93.51667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Sabine |
| Founded | 1844 |
| Incorporated | 1893 |
| Founded by | John Jordan |
| Named for | The rolling hills |
| Government | |
| • Type | mayor-council |
| • Body | board of alderman |
| • Mayor | Betty Campbell (elected 2016) |
| • Chief of Police | Ray Williams |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2) |
| • Land | 1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 723 |
| • Estimate (2016)[2] | 712 |
| • Density | 440.87/sq mi (170.18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-61055 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407527 |
Pleasant Hill is a village in Sabine Parish in western Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 1,232. It is best known as the site of The Battle of Pleasant Hill, fought in April 1864.
History
Pleasant Hill was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War west of the Mississippi River. Every April, a reenactment of the battle is held. It is one of the few reenactments staged at the actual battlefield of the engagement.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.0 km²), all land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 300 | — | |
| 1910 | 442 | 47.3% | |
| 1920 | 554 | 25.3% | |
| 1930 | 807 | 45.7% | |
| 1940 | 737 | −8.7% | |
| 1950 | 856 | 16.1% | |
| 1960 | 907 | 6.0% | |
| 1970 | 826 | −8.9% | |
| 1980 | 776 | −6.1% | |
| 1990 | 824 | 6.2% | |
| 2000 | 786 | −4.6% | |
| 2010 | 723 | −8.0% | |
| Est. 2016 | 712 | [2] | −1.5% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 786 people, 293 households, and 200 families residing in the village. The population density was 505.4 inhabitants per square mile (194.5/km²). There were 337 housing units at an average density of 216.7 per square mile (83.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 58.78% White, 35.11% African American, 3.18% Native American, 0.13% Asian, and 2.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population.
There were 293 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the village, the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $18,068, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,188. About 26.8% of families and 30.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 43.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Public schools in Sabine Parish are operated by the Sabine Parish School Board. The village of Pleasant Hill is zoned to Pleasant Hill High School (Grades PK-12).
Notable people
- Oscar K. Allen, governor of Louisiana from 1932–1936, taught school for a time at Pleasant Hill in the first decade of the 20th century.
- D. L. Dykes, Jr., Shreveport United Methodist clergyman
- Edgar Hull, co-founder of both the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, practiced medicine in Pleasant Hill from 1929-1931.[5]
- W. Ray Scott, the mayor of Natchitoches from 1960–1976, was born in Pleasant Hill in 1923. He worked to procure university status for Northwestern State University.
Gallery
Entrance to Pleasant Hill Battle Park
Pleasant Hill Town Hall
Pleasant Hill High School
First Baptist Church in Pleasant Hill
See also
References
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- ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 2, 2017.
- 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Hull, Edgar". Louisiana Historical Association, A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography. Archived from the original on February 25, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
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