| Tullos, Louisiana | |
| Official Name: | Town of Tullos |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 31.8194°N -92.3275°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parishes |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.16 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.10 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.58 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Elevation Ft: | 125 |
| Population Total: | 304 |
| Population Density Km2: | 74.10 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 191.92 |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 71479 |
| Blank Info: | 22-76615 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Tullos is a town in LaSalle and Winn parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana, along Castor Creek. The population was 385 at the 2010 census.[2]
Tullos is located in northwestern LaSalle Parish at (31.819556, -92.327501)[3] and has an elevation of 125feet.[4] The northwest border of the town briefly crosses Castor Creek into Winn Parish.
U.S. Route 84 passes through the north side of the town, leading southeast to Jena, the parish seat, and northwest to Winnfield. U.S. Route 165, a four-lane divided highway, passes through the southeast corner of Tullos, leading northeast to Grayson and south to Alexandria.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Tullos has a total area of 4.2sqkm, of which 0.05sqkm, or 1.27%, are water.[5] Via Castor Creek, Tullos is part of the Little River watershed, flowing south and southeast to Catahoula Lake.
On December 3, 1953, a violent F4 tornado hit the town, causing tremendous damage. Two small children were killed, and 15 others were injured.[6] [7] [8]
As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 419 people, 168 households, and 113 families residing in the town. The population density was 278.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 203 housing units at an average density of 134.9/mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 95.70% White, 3.34% African American, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.
There were 168 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,484, and the median income for a family was $31,786. Males had a median income of $24,896 versus $22,143 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,265. About 13.8% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.7% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.