Martin, Louisiana | |
Official Name: | Village of Martin |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
Coordinates: | 32.0992°N -93.2186°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | Red River |
Established Title: | Founded |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 30.02 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.59 |
Area Land Km2: | 29.91 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 11.55 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.10 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
Elevation Ft: | 233 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 524 |
Population Density Km2: | 17.52 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 45.37 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Area Code: | 318 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 22-48925 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Martin is a village in Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 594 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 11.6sqmi, of which 11.6sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.34%) is water.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 625 people, 221 households, and 177 families residing in the village. The population density was 54sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 249 housing units at an average density of 21.5 per square mile (8.3/km). The racial makeup of the village was 97.92% White, 1.12% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.
There were 221 households, out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $33,542, and the median income for a family was $40,714. Males had a median income of $29,000 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,184. About 9.3% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.
Martin and all of Red River Parish are served by the Red River Parish School District. Zoned campuses include Red River Elementary School (Grades PK-5), Red River Junior High School (Grades 6-8), and Red River Senior High School (Grades 9-12).
Riverdale Academy, the only K-12 private school in Red River Parish, is located in the hamlet of East Point.