| Mangham, Louisiana | |
| Official Name: | Village of Mangham |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 32.3083°N -91.7761°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Richland |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1890 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Anthony Killian |
| Leader Title1: | Police Chief |
| Leader Name1: | Perry Glenn Fleming (D) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.88 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.11 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.88 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.11 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 75 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 624 |
| Population Density Km2: | 216.72 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 561.15 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-48260 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Mangham is a village in Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States. The population was 672 at the 2010 census. Mangham was established in 1890. It is named for Wiley P. Mangham, the publisher of the Richland Beacon-News, a weekly newspaper in Rayville, the seat of Richland Parish.
Mangham is located at (32.308304, -91.776225).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1sqmi, all land.
The community straddles the border with Franklin Parish. Louisiana Highway 15 runs through Mangham.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 595 people, 247 households, and 170 families residing in the town. The population density was 590sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 268 housing units at an average density of 265.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 59.66% White, 39.83% African American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population.
There were 247 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 27.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $17,500, and the median income for a family was $23,558. Males had a median income of $22,273 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,813. About 22.0% of families and 28.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.8% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
Public schools in Richland Parish are operated by the Richland Parish School Board. Three campuses serve the village of Mangham - Mangham Elementary School (Grades PK-5), Mangham Junior High School (Grades 6-8), and Mangham High School (Grades 9-12).