Echo, Louisiana Explained

Official Name:Echo, Louisiana
Pushpin Map:Louisiana#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Louisiana
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Rapides
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.51
Area Land Km2:4.51
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.74
Area Land Sq Mi:1.74
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:352
Population Density Km2:78.04
Population Density Sq Mi:202.07
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:62
Coordinates:31.1103°N -92.2417°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:71330
Area Code:318
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:534761

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.[2]

Its ZIP code is 71330.[3]

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.[4]

Demographics

2020 census

Echo CDP, Louisiana – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race / Ethnicity!Pop 2020[5] !% 2020
White alone (NH)30987.78%
Black or African American alone (NH)164.55%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)20.57%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)205.68%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)51.42%
Total352100.00%
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 and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Echo CDP, Louisiana. United States Census Bureau. April 7, 2022.
  3. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  4. News: Negro lynched by mob . 23 December 2019 . Newspapers.com . The Starkville News . Jul 5, 1907 . Starkville, Mississippi.
  5. Web site: 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.