Delhi, Louisiana

Coordinates: 32°27′21″N 91°29′36″W / 32.45583°N 91.49333°W / 32.45583; -91.49333
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Delhi, Louisiana
City
Town of Delhi
ZIP code
71232[2]
Area code318
FIPS code22-20190
Websitetownofdelhi.municipalimpact.com
Downtown Delhi looking south along La 17
Abandoned theater in downtown Delhi
Baptist
Church.
Baptist
Church at 306 Broadway Street in downtown Delhi.
United Methodist
Church is located across the street from Delhi High School.
Delhi High School, with mascot "The Bears", is operated by the Richland Parish School Board.
Trees in the reservoir north of Poverty Point Reservoir State Park near Delhi

Delhi (

2020 census
, the town population was 2,622.

History

In 1890, the Delhi Institute was founded in Delhi, Louisiana; a Black private school affiliated with the A.M.E. church.[3] Delhi Institute was renamed to Lampton College; after a 1907 fire, the campus was moved to Alexandria, Louisiana, before being absorbed sometime after 1945 by Campbell College in Jackson, Mississippi.[3][4]

In the 1940s, Delhi was the center of a large natural gas boom. Numerous workers came to work in the industry. Several functioning gas fields still surround the town.

From 1968 until 1969, Delhi Fire Department was home to the now defunct Louisiana State Police - Troop O. The site was abandoned in 1969 after thirteen months' operation, with state services reverting to Troop F in Monroe.[5]

On February 21, 1971, as part of the

Candlestick Park tornado
in 1966. It was the earliest confirmed F5 tornado during a year.

Geography

Delhi is located at 32°27′21″N 91°29′36″W / 32.45583°N 91.49333°W / 32.45583; -91.49333 (32.455948, -91.493345).[6] The town lies at the confluence of U.S. Route 80 and Louisiana Highway 17, and near to Interstate 20.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), of which 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (2.33%) is water.

The elevation of 89 ft (27 m) spared Delhi from the brunt of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 that destroyed most of the surrounding Mississippi River Delta area.

The Poverty Point Reservoir, which hosts the acclaimed Black Bear Golf Club and the

Louisiana State Highway 17 near Warden. The reservoir project was pushed to fruition by State Senator Francis C. Thompson
of Delhi.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1870186
188031569.4%
189062096.8%
1900507−18.2%
191068535.1%
192098043.1%
19301,0436.4%
19401,19214.3%
19501,86156.1%
19602,51435.1%
19702,88714.8%
19803,29014.0%
19903,169−3.7%
20003,066−3.3%
20102,919−4.8%
20202,622−10.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
Delhi racial composition as of 2020[8]
Race Num. Perc.
White
(non-Hispanic)
789 30.09%
Black or African American
(non-Hispanic)
1,727 65.87%
Native American
8 0.31%
Asian
8 0.31%
Other/Mixed
44 1.68%
Latino
46 1.75%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,622 people, 1,082 households, and 641 families residing in the town.

Education

Public schools in Richland Parish are operated by the Richland Parish School Board. Three campuses serve the town of Delhi - Delhi Elementary School (Grades PK-4), Delhi Middle School (Grades 5-8), and Delhi High School (Grades 9-12).

Delhi Charter School (DCS) (K-12) is an area charter school.

Notable people

See also

  • KGGM: oldies radio station in Delhi
  • Miles-Hanna House: listed on the National Register of Historic Places

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Delhi LA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. ^ .
  4. .
  5. ^ "Troop History", Louisiana State Police
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "LSU Law School recognizes Judge C.A. Marvin", Minden Press-Herald, June 5, 1990, p. 10
  10. .
  11. – via Google Books.

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