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Bawcomville, Louisiana

Bawcomville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 3,588 as of the 2010 census.

The Redneck Christmas Parade is held annually in Bawcomville.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 3.744 square miles (9.70 km); 3.167 square miles (8.20 km) of its area is land, and 0.577 square miles (1.49 km) is water.

Prior to 2010, the Census Bureau included both Bawcomville and Brownsville in the Brownsville-Bawcomville census-designated place for statistical purposes.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20203,472
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Bawcomville racial composition
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 2,514 72.41%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 334 9.62%
Native American 19 0.55%
Asian 11 0.32%
Other/Mixed 220 6.34%
Hispanic or Latino 374 10.77%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,472 people, 1,270 households, and 614 families residing in the CDP.

Education

Ouachita Parish School System is the area school district.

Much of Bawcomville CDP is zoned to Lenwil Elementary School, while a section north of Olive Street and west of Evergreen Street is zoned to Riser Elementary. They both feed into Riser Middle School and West Monroe High School.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bawcomville LA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bawcomville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "The Bawcomville Redneck Christmas Parade celebrated its 15th annual event". KTVE - myarklamiss.com. December 5, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ouachita Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 18-19 (PDF pp. 19-20/31). Retrieved January 4, 2025. - Text list
  9. ^ "Feeder Schools Correlation" (PDF). Ouachita Parish School Board. Retrieved January 4, 2024. - Linked from here. Lenwil ES map, Riser ES map. See Bawcomville CDP map.