| Simsboro, Louisiana | |
| Official Name: | Village of Simsboro |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 32.5342°N -92.7864°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lincoln |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Willie Hendricks (D)[1] [2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.48 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.02 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.48 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 322 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 803 |
| Population Density Km2: | 89.04 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 230.61 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-70630 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Simsboro is a village in western Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 841 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Two 20th century lawmakers who were natives of Simsboro are interred at Simsboro Cemetery: State Representatives L.D. "Buddy" Napper, who served from 1952 to 1964, and practiced law for a half-century in Ruston,[4] and Ragan Madden, who left the House in 1949 to become the five-term district attorney of the 3rd Judicial District. A 19th Century lawmaker who lived in Simsboro was Representative George M. Lomax, who in 1894 introduced the enabling legislation, Act 68, to establish the future Louisiana Tech University.[5]
Simsboro is located at (32.534169, -92.786417).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.5sqmi, all land.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 445 | 55.42% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 269 | 33.5% | |
| Native American | 5 | 0.62% | |
| Other/Mixed | 30 | 3.74% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 6.72% |
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 684 people, 273 households, and 193 families residing in the village. The population density was 197.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 338 housing units at an average density of 97.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 77.05% White, 21.49% African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.44% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.
There were 273 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,324, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $31,111 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,465. About 14.4% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.