Editing Basile, Louisiana

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'''Basile''' is a town in [[Acadia Parish, Louisiana|Acadia]] and [[Evangeline Parish, Louisiana|Evangeline]] parishes in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Louisiana]]. The population was 1,214 in 2020.<ref name=":0" />

The Acadia Parish portion of Basile is part of the [[Crowley, Louisiana|Crowley]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Most of the city limits are located in Evangeline Parish with a small southern portion of the town being in Acadia Parish.

[[U.S. Route 190|U.S. Highway 190]] passes through the town with the [[town]]s of [[Elton, Louisiana|Elton]] (7 miles) and [[Kinder, Louisiana|Kinder]] (16 miles) both being located to the west of the town, and [[Eunice, Louisiana|Eunice]] located {{convert|11|mi}} east. The city of [[Jennings, Louisiana|Jennings]], [[county seat|parish seat]] of [[Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana|Jefferson Davis Parish]], is located {{convert|23|mi}} south via [[Louisiana Highway 97|LA-97]]. It intersects with U.S. 190 east of the town.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 552
|1930= 403
|1940= 1132
|1950= 1572
|1960= 1932
|1970= 1779
|1980= 2635
|1990= 1808
|2000= 1660
|2010= 1821
|2020= 1214
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Basile racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2204580&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 839
| 69.11%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 234
| 19.28%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 6
| 0.49%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 15
| 1.24%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 63
| 5.19%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 57
| 4.7%
|}
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]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,660 people, 629 households, and 417 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,455.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 696 housing units at an average density of {{convert|610.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 81.08% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 17.83% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.36% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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==
Basile is also the location of the privately operated [[South Louisiana ICE Processing Center]], which has been exclusively used as an ICE Processing Center since April 2019.<ref>{{cite book|author=Silja Talvi|title=Women Behind Bars: The Crisis of Women in the U.S. Prison System|url=https://archive.org/details/womenbehindbarsc00talv|url-access=registration|date=November 2, 2007|publisher=Seal Press|isbn=978-0-7867-5079-5|page=[https://archive.org/details/womenbehindbarsc00talv/page/223 223]}}</ref><ref name="wire">{{cite press release |date=25 April 2024 |title=The GEO Group Announces Signing of Contract Modification with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Reactivation of the Existing 1,000-Bed South Louisiana ICE Processing Center |url=https://immpolicytracking.org/media/documents/ICE_Signs_Contract_with_GEO_to_Reopen_Louisiana_Processing_Center.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127195356/https://immpolicytracking.org/media/documents/ICE_Signs_Contract_with_GEO_to_Reopen_Louisiana_Processing_Center.pdf |archive-date=2022-11-27 |access-date=2024-07-02 |publisher=Business Wire |via=Immigration Policy Tracking Project}}</ref>

==Education==
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.<ref>{{cite book| author=Methodist Episcopal Church. Commission on Life Service| title=News Bulletin of Personnel| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KmXUAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA37| year=1921| publisher=Commission of Life Service of the Methodist Episcopal Church| page=37}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Nathan Abshire]], Cajun musician and singer
*[[Dewey Balfa]], Cajun fiddler, singer<ref>{{cite book|author=Shane K. Bernard|title=The Cajuns: Americanization of a People|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3s3jJ4tAA68C&pg=PA102|year=2003|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-60473-496-6|page=102}}</ref>
*[[Harry Choates]], Cajun fiddler<ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Country Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLZz02EzmBYC&pg=PT385|date=January 4, 2012|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-992083-9|pages=385–6}}</ref>
*[[J. Douglas Deshotel]], Roman Catholic bishop<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdeshotel.html John Douglas Deshotel]</ref>
*[[Tommy McClelland]], [[athletic director]] at [[Rice University]]
*[[Ronald G. Richard]], retired [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] [[major general]] and former [[commandant]] of [[Camp Lejeune]]

==References==
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