| Turkey Creek, Louisiana | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 30.8794°N -92.4094°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Evangeline |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.42 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.48 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.42 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.48 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 128 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 394 |
| Population Density Km2: | 61.38 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 158.94 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 337 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-76685 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Turkey Creek is a village in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 441 at the 2010 census,[2] up from 356 in 2000.
Turkey Creek is located in northern Evangeline Parish at (30.879393, -92.409464).[3] U.S. Route 167 passes through the village, leading southeast to Ville Platte, the parish seat, and north 10miles to Interstate 49. Louisiana Highway 13 intersects US 167 in the center of Turkey Creek and leads south 6miles to Pine Prairie.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Turkey Creek has a total area of 6.4sqkm, all land.[2]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 356 people, 125 households, and 98 families residing in the village. The population density was 143.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 148 housing units at an average density of 59.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 95.51% White, 1.40% African American, 1.40% Native American, 0.28% Asian, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.
There were 125 households, out of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.9% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $10,845. About 10.3% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.
Public schools in Evangeline Parish are operated by the Evangeline Parish School Board.