| Plaucheville, Louisiana | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 30.9647°N -91.9811°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: | 3.92 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.51 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.92 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.51 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 39 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 221 |
| Population Density Km2: | 56.35 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 145.97 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-60985 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Plaucheville is a village in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 248 at the 2010 census.[2]
Plaucheville is located along Bayou Choupique at (30.964664, -91.981139).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.9sqkm, all land.[2]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 47 people, 29 households, and 9 families residing in the village. The population density was 178PD/sqmi. There were 135 housing units at an average density of 86/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.80% White, 2.14% African American, 0.71% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.
There were 129 households, out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.5% were non-families. 42.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 27.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $32,190. Males had a median income of $27,708 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,207 (2021). About 5.7% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 23.7% of those 65 or over.
Plaucheville was first incorporated in 1803 by the three Plauché brothers, Etienne, François, and Martin Visitant, while on a rowing expedition beginning in present day Simmesport, continuing down Bayou De Glaise, Bayou Rouge, and Bayou Choupique (Bayou Choupique was named by the brothers). Their father, Judge Joseph Alexander Plauché, was the first resident in the village, and was Major General in the Battle of New Orleans, similar to his brother, Jean Baptiste Plauché. He also surveyed the area and the Avoyelles Parish Territory, with the help of Jean Baptiste.