Libuse, Louisiana Explained

Libuse
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Louisiana
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Rapides
Pushpin Map:Louisiana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Libuse in Louisiana
Coordinates:31.3542°N -92.3333°W
Elevation Ft:174
Population Total:1965
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:71348
Area Code:318

Libuse is an unincorporated community in Rapides Parish, Louisiana United States and part of the Alexandria metropolitan area, Louisiana. It was founded in 1914 by Czech immigrants, and named after Libuše., fundraising has commenced for a future Louisiana Czech Museum to be built in Libuse.[1] The tribal office of the Talimali Band of Apalachee is located in Libuse.[2]

Libuse was the home of the late State Representative Carl Gunter, Jr.

Demographics

At the time of the last census, Libuse's population was 1,965 with 800 total housing units. The median household income was $30,370. 50.7% of the population are male thus the other 49.3% are female. The median age of Libuse was 34. The racial makeup of the community was 233 people or 11.9% are Black or African American and 1621 people or 82.5% are White. 5.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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Geography

Libuse is located at .[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.czechmuseum.com Libuse, Louisiana Czech Museum
  2. Web site: Talimali Band the Apalachee Indians of Louisiana . 2022-08-16 . Talimali Band . en-US.
  3. Web site: Libuse, Louisiana Census Data & Community Profile . March 11, 2013 . 2013-03-13.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20020527061848/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. 2002-05-27. dead.