Echo, Louisiana
Echo (also Bijou, Bijou Station) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 352.
Its ZIP code is 71330.
History
In 1907 a mob lynched Henry Johnson, a middle-aged Black man was taken from jail by a mob of 150 white men, who shot him around 50 times.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 352 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2020 | |||
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 309 | 87.78% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 16 | 4.55% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 2 | 0.57% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 20 | 5.68% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5 | 1.42% |
| Total | 352 | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
Notes
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Echo, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Echo CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Negro lynched by mob". The Starkville News. Starkville, Mississippi. July 5, 1907. Retrieved December 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Echo CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
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