Town in Louisiana, United States
Basile
is a town in
Acadia
and
Evangeline
parishes in the
U.S. state
of
Louisiana
. The population was 1,214 in 2020.
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The Acadia Parish portion of Basile is part of the
Crowley
Micropolitan Statistical Area
.
Geography
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Basile is located at
30°29′7″N
92°36′2″W
/
30.48528°N 92.60056°W
/
30.48528; -92.60056
(30.485148, -92.600589).
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Most of the city limits are located in Evangeline Parish with a small southern portion of the town being in Acadia Parish.
U.S. Highway 190
passes through the town with the
towns
of
Elton
(7 miles) and
Kinder
(16 miles) both being located to the west of the town, and
Eunice
located 11 miles (18 km) east. The city of
Jennings
,
parish seat
of
Jefferson Davis Parish
is located 23 miles (37 km) south via
LA-97
which intersects with U.S. 190 east of the town.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km
2
), all land.
Demographics
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Historical population
Census
| Pop.
| Note
| %±
|
1920
| 552
| | ?
|
---|
1930
| 403
| | ?27.0%
|
---|
1940
| 1,132
| | 180.9%
|
---|
1950
| 1,572
| | 38.9%
|
---|
1960
| 1,932
| | 22.9%
|
---|
1970
| 1,779
| | ?7.9%
|
---|
1980
| 2,635
| | 48.1%
|
---|
1990
| 1,808
| | ?31.4%
|
---|
2000
| 1,660
| | ?8.2%
|
---|
2010
| 1,821
| | 9.7%
|
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2020
| 1,214
| | ?33.3%
|
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As of the
2020 United States census
, there were 1,214 people, 570 households, and 345 families residing in the town. As of the
census
[6]
of 2000, there were 1,660 people, 629 households, and 417 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,455.5 inhabitants per square mile (562.0/km
2
). There were 696 housing units at an average density of 610.3 units per square mile (235.6 units/km
2
). The racial makeup of the town was 81.08%
White
, 17.83%
Black
or
African American
, 0.12%
Native American
, 0.36%
Asian
, 0.06% from
other races
, and 0.54% from two or more races.
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race were 1.39% of the population.
There were 629 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were
married couples
living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males.
The
median income
for a household in the town was $18,922, and the median income for a family was $23,008. Males had a median income of $21,389 versus $13,603 for females. The
per capita income
for the town was $10,568. About 30.3% of families and 31.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 37.7% of those under the age of 18 and 21.5% of those 65 and older.
Government
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Basile is also the location of the privately operated
South Louisiana Correctional Facility
.
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Education
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Public schools in Evangeline Parish are operated by the
Evangeline Parish School Board
. Two campuses serve the town of Basile - W.W. Stewart Elementary School (Grades PK-4) and
Basile High School
(Grades 5?12). The Basile High School mascot is the "Bearcat".
Basile was formerly home to a
Methodist
-run school for girls, the
Evangeline Industrial Home
, founded in 1922.
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Notable people
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References
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- ^
"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
March 20,
2022
.
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"Basile LA ZIP Code"
. zipdatamaps.com. 2023
. Retrieved
June 16,
2023
.
- ^
a
b
"Explore Census Data"
.
data.census.gov
. Retrieved
December 29,
2021
.
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"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990"
.
United States Census Bureau
. February 12, 2011
. Retrieved
April 23,
2011
.
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"Census of Population and Housing"
. Census.gov
. Retrieved
June 4,
2015
.
- ^
"U.S. Census website"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
January 31,
2008
.
- ^
Silja Talvi (November 2, 2007).
Women Behind Bars: The Crisis of Women in the U.S. Prison System
. Seal Press. p.
223
.
ISBN
978-0-7867-5079-5
.
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Methodist Episcopal Church. Commission on Life Service (1921).
News Bulletin of Personnel
. Commission of Life Service of the Methodist Episcopal Church. p. 37.
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Shane K. Bernard (2003).
The Cajuns: Americanization of a People
. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 102.
ISBN
978-1-60473-496-6
.
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The Encyclopedia of Country Music
. Oxford University Press. January 4, 2012. pp. 385?6.
ISBN
978-0-19-992083-9
.
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John Douglas Deshotel
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