Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Geography The parish has a total area of 2,128 km² (822 mi²). 2,100 km² (811 mi²) of it is land and 29 km² (11 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.35% water.

Demographics As of 2000, there are 15,752 people, 6,108 households, and 4,214 families residing in the parish. The population density is 8/km² (19/mi²). There are 7,830 housing units at an average density of 4 persons/km² (10 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the parish is 54.92% White, 43.78% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 6,108 households out of which 31.00% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.70% are married couples living together, 17.70% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 31.00% are non-families. 28.80% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.10% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.52 and the average family size is 3.09.

In the parish the population is spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.60% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 91.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.80 males.

The median income for a household in the parish is $23,663, and the median income for a family is $30,241. Males have a median income of $28,022 versus $18,682 for females. The per capita income for the parish is $12,471. 26.10% of the population and 21.80% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 34.00% are under the age of 18 and 23.20% are 65 or older.

Cities and Towns

• Arcadia
• Bienville
• Bryceland
• Castor
• Gibsland
• Jamestown
• Lucky
• Mount Lebanon
• Ringgold
• Saline