Woodworth, Louisiana

Geobox Town
name = Town of Woodworth
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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region = Rapides
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population = 1080
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map_caption = Location of Woodworth in Louisiana
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Woodworth is a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,080 at the 2000 census. This small town is growing rapidly with a number of residential subdivisions under development. Woodworth is emerging as a bedroom community for nearby Alexandria, to the northeast.

Geography

Woodworth is located at coor dms|31|9|23|N|92|29|41|W|city (31.156270, -92.494650)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.8 km²).4.9 square miles (12.7 km²) of it is land and 0.20% is water.

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Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,080 people, 385 households, and 299 families residing in the town. The population density was 219.5 people per square mile (84.8/km²). There were 408 housing units at an average density of 82.9/sq mi (32.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.96% White, 10.46% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.28% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population.

There were 385 households out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,262, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $23,587 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,200. About 6.8% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.townofwoodworth.com/ Town of Woodworth]