Claiborne Parish, Louisiana

Claiborne Parish is a parish in the United States of Louisiana. As per the 2000 census, parish has a population of 16851 inhabitants. In July 2008, its estimated population was 16142, It is the 15th least populous parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 767.55 sq mi (1987.95 sq km), of which, 754.65 square miles (1954.53 sq km) of it is land and 12.9 square miles (33.41 sq km) of it is water, making it the 27th largest by size in Louisiana.

Claiborne Parish Louisiana
Map of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 16851 people in the parish, organized into 6270 households, and 4336 families living in the parish. The population density was 22.3 people per square mile (8.61/kmē), it is the eighth least densely populated parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. There were 7815 housing units at an average density of 10.4 per square mile (4.02/kmē). The average household size was 2.5 people, and the average family size was 3.07 people. In the parish Age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 16142, The racial makeup of the parish was 8244 White, 7733 Black or African American, 28 American Indian, 27 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, and 106 from two or more races.

Claiborne Parish Louisiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Claiborne Parish Louisiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Claiborne Parish Louisiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the parish was $25344, it is Louisiana's 17th poorest parish by median household income. The median income for a family in the parish was $32225, it is the 19th lowest parish by median family income in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The per capita income for the parish was $13825, it would be the 39th highest parish by per capita income in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

In 2000, 4244 pupils and students, of which 49.86% are male and 50.14% are female, 25.19% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.68% nursery or pri school, 6.95% kindergarten, 50.99% elementary school, 23.66% high school and 10.72% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Athens VillageClaiborne Parish2.22.20262119.21303318750
2Haynesville TownClaiborne Parish4.924.910.012679545.21616320406
3Homer TownClaiborne Parish4.594.580.013788826.81281123646
4Junction City VillageClaiborne Parish, Union Parish1.221.220652532.41347830625
5Lisbon VillageClaiborne Parish13.1513.15016212.31894341667
YearPopulation
April 2000 census16851
April 2000 Estimate16851
July 2000 Estimate16779
July 2001 Estimate16606
July 2002 Estimate16484
July 2003 Estimate16429
July 2004 Estimate16135
July 2005 Estimate16300
July 2006 Estimate16424
July 2007 Estimate16290
July 2008 Estimate16142
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school127199326
Kindergarten136159295
Elementary school114210222164
High school5184861004
College or graduate school193262455
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana$25344$32225$13825
Louisiana, United States$32566$39774$16912
United States$41994$50046$21587