| Evergreen, Louisiana | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 30.9528°N -92.1092°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Avoyelles |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.65 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.02 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.65 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.02 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 62 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 215 |
| Population Density Km2: | 81.26 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 210.37 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-24775 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Evergreen is a town in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 310 at the 2010 census.[2] Evergreen is located east of Bunkie.
First named "Bayou Ridge", the town's name was later changed to "Evergreen", inspired by its beautiful, evergreen magnolia trees. The first store in Evergreen was owned by Alanson Pearce and was located on the Barbreck plantation that had been established by his wife's grandfather Marsden Campbell. The town was chartered in 1869.[3]
Evergreen was the site of an early renowned school in the area, the Evergreen Home Institute (1856), which later became Evergreen College, and then Evergreen High School in 1904.[4]
Evergreen is located at (30.952856, -92.109068).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6km2, all land.[2]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 314 people, 137 households, and 86 families residing in the town. The population density was 308.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 152 housing units at an average density of 149.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 73.57% White, 25.80% African American and 0.64% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.
There were 137 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $17,250, and the median income for a family was $30,208. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,041. About 19.5% of families and 31.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 32.0% of those age 65 or over.