Richland Parish, Louisiana

Richland Parish is a located in the  of. The is  and As of 2000, the population was 20,981.

Richland Parish is the birthplace of country superstar and the actor, both of whom were born in.

Richland Parish is also the home of real estate developer, a senior member of the , a , who is running for an open seat in the in the , ,.

One of the most successful high school football coaches in northeastern Louisiana was the late Keith Owen "Moose" Munyan, Sr., who coached the  High School team from -. Then-mayor Frellsen Reese proclaimed "Coach Munyan Day" on,.

Geography
The parish has a total area of 1,462 (565 ). 1,446 km² (558 sq mi) of it is land and 16 km² (6 sq mi) of it (1.07%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent parishes

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,981 people, 7,490 households, and 5,482 families residing in the parish. The was 15/km² (38/sq mi). There were 8,335 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the parish was 60.96%, 38.01% or , 0.13% , 0.18% , 0.20% from , and 0.52% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,490 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.20% were living together, 18.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.80% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the parish the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.30 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $23,668, and the median income for a family was $29,075. Males had a median income of $28,471 versus $18,587 for females. The for the parish was $12,479. About 23.10% of families and 27.90% of the population were below the, including 39.50% of those under age 18 and 20.90% of those age 65 or over.