Marksville, Louisiana
Marksville, Louisiana | |
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ZIP code | 71351 |
Area code | 318 |
FIPS code | 22-48750 |
Website | www |
Marksville is a small city in and the
Louisiana's first land-based casino, Paragon Casino Resort, opened in Marksville in June 1994. It is operated by the federally recognized Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe, which has a reservation in the parish.[5]
History
The land where Marksville was founded on was once a meeting place, leading to the present day Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site.[6]
Marksville is named after Marc Eliche (Marco Litche or Marco de Élitxe, as recorded by the Spanish), a
Marksville's population has numerous families of
Marksville became the trading center of a rural area developed as cotton
2015 shooting of Jeremy Mardis
On March 31, 2017, Judge William Bennett of the 12th Judicial District Court sentenced Stafford to forty years' imprisonment for the manslaughter of Jeremy Mardis. He was given a concurrent fifteen years for the attempted manslaughter of Christopher Few. Judge Bennett denied Stafford's defense request for a new trial. Stafford told the court that he did not know Jeremy was strapped in the front seat of the father's vehicle when he fired the fatal shots.[11] Meanwhile, Greenhouse will be tried beginning June 12 on second-degree and attempted second-degree murder counts.[11]
Geography
Marksville is located at 31°7′36″N 92°3′58″W / 31.12667°N 92.06611°W (31.126595, −92.066073).[12]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 square miles (11 km2), of which 4.1 square miles (11 km2) is land and 0.24% is water.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1870 | 437 | — | |
1880 | 553 | 26.5% | |
1890 | 540 | −2.4% | |
1900 | 837 | 55.0% | |
1910 | 1,076 | 28.6% | |
1920 | 1,185 | 10.1% | |
1930 | 1,527 | 28.9% | |
1940 | 1,811 | 18.6% | |
1950 | 3,635 | 100.7% | |
1960 | 4,257 | 17.1% | |
1970 | 4,518 | 6.1% | |
1980 | 5,113 | 13.2% | |
1990 | 5,526 | 8.1% | |
2000 | 5,537 | 0.2% | |
2010 | 5,702 | 3.0% | |
2020 | 5,065 | −11.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[13] |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
|
2,332 | 46.04% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
2,208 | 43.59% |
Native American
|
78 | 1.54% |
Asian
|
14 | 0.28% |
Other/Mixed
|
352 | 6.95% |
Latino
|
81 | 1.6% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,065 people, 2,145 households, and 1,150 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the
There were 2,036 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 22.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $20,750, and the median income for a family was $25,681. Males had a median income of $24,896 versus $15,865 for females. The
Education
All primary public schools are run by the Avoyelles Parish School Board, which operates two schools within the city of Marksville.[16] In January 2018, 5 children from Marksville died in a car accident while traveling through Gainesville, Florida.[17]
Elementary
- Marksville Elementary[18]
High school
Media
Newspaper
Radio
Frequency | Callsign | Format | Owner |
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92.1 | KLIL | Classic hit | Cajun Broadcasting |
95.9 | KZLG | Adult contemporary | Cajun Broadcasting |
97.7 | KAPB-FM | Classic country | Bontemps Media Services |
Notable people
- D'Anthony Batiste (born 1982), Former University of Louisiana at Lafayette football player; former National Football League player; Canadian Football League player
- Aaron Broussard, Jefferson Parish politician impacted by the political effects of Hurricane Katrina
- Chester Coco (1915–2001), politician, lawyer and Louisiana state senator[20]
- Dylan Dauzat social media celebrity and model known for publishing YouTube videos and other content on Instagram, Twitter, Vine, and Facebook
- Edwin Edwards, four-term Governor of Louisiana
- Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards, US senatorin 1972
- H. Claude Hudson, civil rights activist and founder of Broadway Federal Savings and Loan
- Matthew "Boogie Jake" Jacobs, blues musician [21]
- Jeannette Knoll, associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court since 1997; long-time Marksville resident
- NFLfootball player
- Tommy Neck (pronounced NICK), LSU and NFL football player from the 1960s
- NFLfootball player
- John H. Overton (1875–1948), U.S. senator, native of Marksville
- Gaston Porterie, former Attorney General of the State of Louisiana
- Charles Addison Riddle III, District Attorney since 2003; former State Representative, 1992–2003
- Little Walter Jacobs, blues musician, 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Chief Sesostrie Youchigant, former chief of the Tunica-Biloxi tribe and last Tunica native speaker, provided information about the Tunica language to researchers.
- Horace Pierrite, former chief of the Tunica-Biloxi tribe.
- Horace Pierite, Jr., son of former chief of the Tunica-Biloxi tribe and one of the four original incorporators of the tribe in 1974. Patriarch of the last family to farm the tribal reservation.
- Fort Polk.
- Earl Barbry, an American politician and Native American leader, former chairman of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe.
- offensive tackle who plays for the Denver Broncos.[22]
National Guard
1020th Engineer Company (Vertical) of the 527th Engineer Battalion of the
Small communities in the area
- Brouillette
- Fifth Ward
- Moncla
- Spring Bayou
- Tunica-Biloxi Indian Reservation
References
- ^ "Welcome". City of Marksville. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "City of Marksville - Welcome". cityofmarksville.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Marksville (city), Louisiana". quickfacts.census.gov. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Tunica-Biloxi Tribe". Paragon Casino Resort. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana - A Driving Trail". www.crt.state.la.us. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ^ "Marksville, Louisiana - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More". Citytowninfo.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-8071-4738-2. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "Jews in America". Jews in America. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ a b "About Marksville". Marksville Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ a b Melissa Gregory. "Stafford gets 40 years in boy's fatal shooting". The Monroe News-Star. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Our Schools – Schools". Avoyelles Parish School Board. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ Santana, Rebecca (January 6, 2018). "Louisiana town reels from loss of 5 children in fiery crash". AP. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ^ "Marksville Elementary". mes.avoyellespsb.edlioschool.com. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Marksville High School". mhs.avoyellespsb.edlioschool.com. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 978-0807169322.
- ^ "Indianz.com-News-Tunica Biloxi man on Green Bay Packers". Archived from the original on July 5, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2010.