Village of Epps | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
Coordinates: | 32.6028°N -91.4769°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | West Carroll |
Established Title: | Founded |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Josh Jones (I)[1] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.50 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.97 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.50 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.97 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Elevation Ft: | 98 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 358 |
Population Density Km2: | 143.16 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 370.60 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Area Code: | 318 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 22-24145 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Epps is a village in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 358 at the 2020 census.
Epps is located at (32.602656, -91.476990).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1sqmi, all land.
White alone (NH) | 356 | 201 | 41.69% | 56.15% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 431 | 134 | 50.47% | 37.43% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 6 | 3 | 0.70% | 0.84% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 1 | 0.12% | 0.28% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 10 | 14 | 1.17% | 3.91% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 50 | 5 | 5.85% | 1.40% | |
Total | 854 | 358 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,153 people, 209 households, and 156 families residing in the village. The population density was 1188.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 237 housing units at an average density of 244.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 36.17% White, 63.05% African American, 0.09% Asian, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.
There were 209 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 21.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.41.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 17.4% under the age of 18, 22.3% from 18 to 24, 40.5% from 25 to 44, 14.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 268.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 338.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $20,956, and the median income for a family was $23,125. Males had a median income of $20,000 versus $15,804 for females. The per capita income for the village was $6,486. About 29.7% of families and 38.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.8% of those under age 18 and 48.5% of those age 65 or over.
Public schools are operated by the West Carroll Parish School Board. Epps High School closed in 2022[7] and is now Epps Elementary. High school age students are now zoned for Oak Grove High School.