Farmerville, Louisiana Explained
| Farmerville, Louisiana |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 32.7736°N -92.4042°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Union |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | M. Stein Baughman Jr. (D)
Town Marshal: E. "Bim" Coulberston (D)
(both elected 2012) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.23 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.88 |
| Area Land Km2: | 14.97 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.78 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.26 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Elevation Ft: | 171 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3366 |
| Population Density Km2: | 224.85 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 582.35 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 71241 |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-25160 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Website: | http://www.farmerville.org |
Farmerville is a town in and the parish seat of Union Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2] It has also been known as Farmersville.[3] The population was 3,860 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is spread about Lake D'Arbonne, a popular fishing and boating waterway.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.6sqmi, of which 5.5sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.72%) is water.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Farmerville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[4]
2022 tornado
On December 13, 2022, the northern part of the town was struck by an EF3 tornado that damaged or destroyed structures and injured 14 people. The tornado caused $1.2 million in damage, with most of the damage coming from the town.[5]
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 3,366 people, 954 households, and 552 families residing in the town.
Education
The Union Parish School District covers education in the Farmerville area.
Schools
- Union Parish Elementary School
- Union Parish Junior High School
- Union Parish High School
- Union Christian Academy
- Downsville Charter School
- D'Arbonne Woods Charter School
Former Schools
Farmerville High School
Notable people
- Thomas "Bud" Brady, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976 to 1988 from La Salle Parish; a radio announcer in Farmerville in the early 1960s[6]
- Donovan Chapman, Country music artist
- James Walter Elder, was a member of the United States House of Representatives and a mayor of Farmerville
- William C. Feazel, interim U.S. Senator in 1948; member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Ouachita Parish from 1932–1936
- Alton Hardy Howard, co-founder of Howard Brothers Discount Stores; gospel songwriter; born in Rocky Branch community in 1925, based in West Monroe
- W. L. "Jack" Howard, five-term mayor of Monroe and partner of Howard Brothers Discount Stores, was born in the Rocky Branch community in 1921.
- V. E. Howard, Church of Christ clergyman who founded the International Gospel Hour on radio, based in Texarkana, Texas; interred at Rocky Branch Cemetery[7]
- Jay McCallum (born 1960), state court judge since 2003; state representative for Lincoln and Union parishes from 1992 to 2003.[8]
- James Peyton Smith (1925–2006), state representative from Union and Morehouse parishes from 1964 to 1972; namesake of bridge over Lake D'Arbonne in Farmerville[9]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 20, 2022.
- Web site: Find a County . June 7, 2011 . National Association of Counties . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx . May 31, 2011 .
- E.g. in correspondence and orders of the United States Post-Office Department in 1886, in pages 215-220 of this.
- http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=970361&cityname=Farmerville%2C+Louisiana%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Farmerville, Louisiana
- Web site: Louisiana Event Report: EF3 Tornado . National Centers for Environmental Information . March 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319023740/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1061296 . March 19, 2023 . live.
- Web site: Obituaries: Thomas "Bud" Brady. meaningfulfunerals.net. July 5, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820180626/http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1129172&fh_id=13200. August 20, 2014.
- Web site: Verna Elisha Howard (1911-2000) . therestorationmovement.com . July 12, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131225004234/http://www.therestorationmovement.com/howard,ve.htm . December 25, 2013 .
- "Louisiana: McCallum, Jay Bowen", Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004, 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey, 2003), p. 787
- News: Greg Hilburn, State honors the late Rep. Smith with bridge renaming, September 12, 2013 . Monroe News-Star . September 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140514060741/http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130912/NEWS01/309120048/State-honors-late-Rep-Smith-bridge-renaming?nclick_check=1 . May 14, 2014 .
