Brownsville, Louisiana

Brownsville, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Brownsville, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Brownsville, Louisiana
Brownsville, Louisiana
Brownsville, Louisiana is located in the United States
Brownsville, Louisiana
Brownsville, Louisiana
Coordinates: 32°29′14″N 92°09′15″W / 32.48722°N 92.15417°W / 32.48722; -92.15417
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishOuachita
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.48 sq mi (9.00 km2)
 • Land3.48 sq mi (9.00 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
79 ft (24 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,353
 • Density1,252.66/sq mi (483.68/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71292[2]
Area code318
GNIS feature ID553795[3]

Brownsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 4,317 as of the 2010 census.[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 3.494 square miles (9.05 km2), all land.[4]

Prior to 2010, the Census Bureau included both Brownsville and Bawcomville in the Brownsville-Bawcomville census-designated place for statistical purposes.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20204,353—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

2020 census

Brownsville racial composition[6]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 2,370 54.45%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,227 28.19%
Native American 23 0.53%
Asian 28 0.64%
Pacific Islander 2 0.05%
Other/Mixed 192 4.41%
Hispanic or Latino 511 11.74%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,353 people, 1,667 households, and 834 families residing in the CDP.

Education

Ouachita Parish School System is the area school district.[7]

Much of Brownsville CDP is zoned to Riser Elementary School, while other parts are zoned to Riverbend Elementary School, and some parts to the southeast are zoned to Lenwil Elementary School. They feed into Riser Middle School and West Monroe High School.[8]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brownsville LA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Brownsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ouachita Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 12–13, 18-19 (PDF pp. 13-14, 19-20/31). Retrieved January 4, 2025. - Text list
  8. ^ "Feeder Schools Correlation" (PDF). Ouachita Parish School Board. Retrieved January 4, 2024. - Riser ES map, Riverbend ES map, Lenwil ES. See Brownsville CDP map.


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