Cheneyville, Louisiana

Town of Cheneyville
Town
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Rapides
Elevation 66 ft (20.1 m)
Coordinates 31°00′48″N 92°17′22″W / 31.01333°N 92.28944°W / 31.01333; -92.28944Coordinates: 31°00′48″N 92°17′22″W / 31.01333°N 92.28944°W / 31.01333; -92.28944
Area 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
 - land 1.0 sq mi (3 km2)
 - water 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population 901 (2000)
Density 863.9/sq mi (333.6/km2)
Mayor Derrick Johnson (D)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code 318
Location of Cheneyville in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Cheneyville is a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 901 at the 2000 census.

History

The town was named for settler William Cheney.[1]

Cheneyville is significant in the history of the Restoration Movement associated with Alexander Campbell. In 1843 most of the membership of a Baptist congregation, under the leadership of William Prince Ford, who had been influenced by Campbell's writings, became a Church of Christ. The Cheneyville Christian Church is the oldest congregation associated with the Restoration Movement in Louisiana. In 1857, Campbell visited the congregation and was favorably impressed by its fellowship between the races.[2]

Ford is also known as the original slavemaster of Solomon Northup, the main character in the feature film, Twelve Years a Slave. Northup was an African-American who had been born free, but kidnapped in Washington, DC and sold to Ford in New Orleans in 1841.

Notable people

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Cheneyville has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1910498—
192067836.1%
193083523.2%
19409139.3%
19509180.5%
19601,03713.0%
19701,0824.3%
1980865−20.1%
19901,00516.2%
2000901−10.3%
2010625−30.6%
Est. 2015608[10]−2.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 901 people, 267 households, and 183 families residing in the town. The population density was 863.9 people per square mile (334.5/km²). There were 314 housing units at an average density of 301.1 per square mile (116.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 33.07% White, 65.70% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.55% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.33% of the population.

There were 267 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were married couples living together, 26.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.39.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,044, and the median income for a family was $21,917. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $12,159 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,244. About 29.4% of families and 43.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.2% of those under age 18 and 27.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ↑ "Profile for Cheneyville, Louisiana". ePodunk. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  2. ↑ Tryggestad, Erik (2014-02-27). "Oscar contender '12 Years a Slave' has ties to Restoration Movement". Christian Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  3. ↑ "Rick, Markway, "The Prosecutor: District Attorney James Crawford 'Jam' Downs"" (PDF). lwaa.org. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016: Rapides Parish" (PDF). house.Louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Obituary of Sue Lyles Eakin". melanconfunerals.com. Retrieved 3-September 21, 2009. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. ↑ "Neil Haven Klock". findagrave.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Lafargue, Alvan Henry". Louisiana Historical Association, A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Robert J. Munson". findagrave.com. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  9. ↑ "David Theophilus Stafford and Leroy Augustus Stafford". Louisiana Historical Association. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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