Editing Ida, Louisiana

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| name                 = Ida, Louisiana
| settlement_type      = Village
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| image_caption        = Capt. Fletcher E. Adams [[357th Fighter Group]] Museum
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'''Ida''' is a village in [[Caddo Parish, Louisiana|Caddo Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 221 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2236885| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212182501/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2236885| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ida village, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> It is part of the [[Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area]]. Ida and nearby [[Rodessa, Louisiana|Rodessa]] are the most northwesterly communities in Louisiana. It is nearby [[Interstate 49 in Louisiana|I-49]].

==History==
[[File:Ida's Main Street seen in Shreveport Times on April 19, 1933.jpg|thumb|left|Ida's Main Street seen in the [[The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana)|Shreveport Times]] on April 19, 1933.]]
Settlement of the area likely began after the end of the [[American Civil War]], with the construction of the Munnerlyn Chapel in 1877 and the first school house in 1883. A post office was constructed in 1897 which spurred an increase in population.<ref>{{cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Jason |title=Ida Louisiana |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=173788 |website=The Historical Marker Database |publisher=CeraNet Cloud Computing |access-date=December 7, 2024 |date=May 24, 2021}}</ref> In 1905, the Ida Methodist Church was built. It continues to serve the community today at 6874 Cedar Lane, despite its bell tower being removed.

Ida was incorporated as a village in 1967.<ref>{{cite web |title=Village of Ida, Louisiana Notes to Financial Statements |url=https://app.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/0/250D64C72E58316586258B5B00431C5A/$FILE/000052BD.pdf |website=app.lla.state.la.us |publisher=Village of Ida, Louisiana |access-date=December 7, 2024 |page=12 |date=2023}}</ref>

==Geography==

Ida is located in Caddo Parish,<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> just south of the [[Arkansas]] border. [[U.S. Route 71 in Louisiana|US 71]] runs through the village, leading north {{convert|34|mi}} to [[Texarkana, Arkansas|Texarkana, AR]], and south {{convert|36|mi}} to [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]. [[Interstate 49 in Louisiana|I-49]] runs parallel to US 71 between the two cities and bypasses Ida just to west with one exit serving the village, Exit 245 ([[Louisiana Highway 168|LA 168]]).

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|3.6|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1970= 370
|1980= 306
|1990= 250
|2000= 258
|2010= 221
|2020= 217
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 258 people, 117 households, and 80 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|185.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 133 housing units at an average density of {{convert|95.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.55% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 117 households, out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $26,667, and the median income for a family was $32,778. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $20,781 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,166. About 21.1% of families and 22.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 19.7% of those 65 or over.

==Sites of interest==
The Capt. Fletcher E. Adams [[United States Air Force]] [[357th Fighter Group]] Museum occupies the former W. C. Reynolds Building on East Magnolia Avenue in the center of town. Adams was a [[World War II]] flying ace. The Reynolds building was the Ida post office from 1923 to 1962, then in 1997 became the Ida Museum. In 2010 it acquired its current name.

==References==
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{{Caddo Parish, Louisiana}}

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[[Category:Villages in Caddo Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Villages in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Villages in Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area]]