Editing Boyce, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Boyce, Louisiana
| official_name = Town of Boyce
| settlement_type = Town
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| map_caption = Location of Boyce in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Rapides Parish, Louisiana|Rapides]]
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| area_total_km2 = 1.60
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.62
| area_land_km2 = 1.19
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.46
| area_water_km2 = 0.41
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.16
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| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total = 888
| population_density_km2 = 745.97
| population_density_sq_mi = 1930.43
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| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 71409<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/71409|title=Boyce LA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref>
| area_code = [[Area code 318|318]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
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'''Boyce''' is a [[town]] in northern [[Rapides Parish, Louisiana|Rapides Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. It is part of the [[Alexandria, Louisiana]] [[Alexandria, Louisiana metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 888 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The community is nearly 70 percent [[African American]].

==History==

Originally called Cotile Landing, the name was changed to Boyce in 1880, when the Texas and Pacific Railroad made Boyce its terminal point. The town was named for Judge [[Henry Boyce]], who owned the land on which the town was located. Being of Irish descent, Boyce, and/or his son Henry Archinard Boyce, gave all the streets Irish names as he did his own cotton farmland, Ulster, which was immediately adjacent to the town along Bayou Jeunes des Gens (Jean de Jean). The post office was moved more than once but was returned to Boyce in 1883 and the Postal Service chose Boyce, even though there was a majority opposition, because the train depot already carried that name. Under charter of May 7, 1887, Boyce was organized and a council elected.<ref>[http://laahgp.genealogyvillage.com/Bigraphicalmemoirs13/rapidesparishbh2.html Rapides Parish, Louisiana History and Genealogy] (par. 18-19)- Retrieved December 3, 2017</ref>

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (8.62%) is water.

A number of small bayous, such as Bayou Jean de Jean and Bayou Helen, are located just outside the town.

An island in the Red River North of the town was created with the straightening of the portion of the river next to the Town by the Army Corps of Engineers.  The owners of the Island named it St. Alfred Island, after Alfred Boyce Wettermark, (1916-2010).

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Boyce 3 WNW, Louisiana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1976–present)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 81
|Feb record high F = 86
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 94
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 82
|year record high F = 107
|Jan high F = 56.2
|Feb high F = 60.0
|Mar high F = 67.3
|Apr high F = 74.3
|May high F = 81.2
|Jun high F = 86.6
|Jul high F = 88.9
|Aug high F = 89.0
|Sep high F = 84.5
|Oct high F = 76.0
|Nov high F = 65.4
|Dec high F = 57.8
|year high F = 73.9
|Jan mean F = 47.5
|Feb mean F = 50.9
|Mar mean F = 57.9
|Apr mean F = 65.0
|May mean F = 72.5
|Jun mean F = 78.4
|Jul mean F = 80.6
|Aug mean F = 80.6
|Sep mean F = 75.8
|Oct mean F = 66.1
|Nov mean F = 55.8
|Dec mean F = 49.2
|year mean F = 65.0
|Jan low F = 38.7
|Feb low F = 41.9
|Mar low F = 48.5
|Apr low F = 55.6
|May low F = 63.7
|Jun low F = 70.2
|Jul low F = 72.4
|Aug low F = 72.1
|Sep low F = 67.0
|Oct low F = 56.3
|Nov low F = 46.2
|Dec low F = 40.6
|year low F = 56.1
|Jan record low F = 9
|Feb record low F = 7
|Mar record low F = 23
|Apr record low F = 31
|May record low F = 42
|Jun record low F = 55
|Jul record low F = 59
|Aug record low F = 56
|Sep record low F = 43
|Oct record low F = 30
|Nov record low F = 20
|Dec record low F = 7
|year record low F = 7 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.78
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.04
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.79
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.61
|May precipitation inch = 4.37
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.19
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.85
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.35
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.25
|Oct precipitation inch = 5.12
|Nov precipitation inch = 5.39
|Dec precipitation inch = 6.03
|year precipitation inch = 60.77
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.3
|Feb precipitation days = 10.0
|Mar precipitation days = 9.1
|Apr precipitation days = 8.1
|May precipitation days = 8.6
|Jun precipitation days = 10.3
|Jul precipitation days = 10.0
|Aug precipitation days = 8.3
|Sep precipitation days = 7.2
|Oct precipitation days = 6.8
|Nov precipitation days = 8.7
|Dec precipitation days = 11.2
|year precipitation days = 108.6
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.1
|Feb snow days = 0.0
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.0
|year snow days = 0.1
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=lch
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 27, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00161232&format=pdf
| title = Station: Boyce 3 WNW, LA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 27, 2021}}</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1890= 301
|1900= 832
|1910= 865
|1920= 1060
|1930= 820
|1940= 732
|1950= 981
|1960= 1094
|1970= 1240
|1980= 1198
|1990= 1361
|2000= 1190
|2010= 1004
|2020= 888
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Boyce racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2209165&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)
| 207
| 23.31%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 615
| 69.26%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 6
| 0.68%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 1
| 0.11%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 27
| 3.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 32
| 3.6%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 888 people, 352 households, and 227 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
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 1,190 people, 426 households, and 310 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,239.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 485 housing units at an average density of {{convert|912.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 23.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 74.37% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.42% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 426 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 35.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 34.8% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $17,727, and the median income for a family was $20,000. Males had a median income of $24,000 versus $13,600 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $9,616. About 37.9% of families and 40.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 52.3% of those under age 18 and 27.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Boyce is served by Northwood High School, which opened in 1988, as a new consolidation of the old Boyce Junior High School and the former A. (Alfred) Wettermark High School.

==Notable people==

*[[Henry Boyce]], federal judge and member of the Louisiana state legislature.
*[[Lloyd George Teekell]], state representative and a judge of the 9th Judicial District Court
*[[Jim Willis (1950s pitcher)|Jim Willis]], resident of Boyce who pitched for the [[Chicago Cubs]]

== References ==

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{{Rapides Parish, Louisiana}}

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[[Category:Towns in Rapides Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Alexandria metropolitan area, Louisiana]]