Editing Merryville, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                       = Merryville, Louisiana
| settlement_type            = Town
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| map_caption                = Location of Merryville in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
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| subdivision_type           = Country
| subdivision_name           = United States
| subdivision_type1          = State
| subdivision_name1          = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2          = Parish
| subdivision_name2          = [[Beauregard Parish, Louisiana|Beauregard]]
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| leader_title               = Mayor
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| unit_pref                  = Imperial
| area_footnotes             = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 20, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2             = 25.40
| area_total_sq_mi           = 9.81
| area_land_km2              = 25.35
| area_land_sq_mi            = 9.79
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| area_water_sq_mi           = 0.02
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| population_as_of           = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total           = 967
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| population_density_sq_mi   = 98.78
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| timezone                   = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset                 = -6
| timezone_DST               = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST             = -5
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| postal_code_type           = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                = 70653<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/70653|title=Merryville LA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref>
| area_code                  = [[Area code 337|337]]
| blank_name                 = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                 = 22-50010
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| website                    = {{URL|www.merryville.us}}
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'''Merryville''' is a town in [[Beauregard Parish, Louisiana|Beauregard Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 1,103 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/G001/1600000US2250010| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212180641/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2250010| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Merryville town, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=November 27, 2013}}</ref> It is part of the [[DeRidder, Louisiana|DeRidder]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
[[U.S. Route 190]] passes through the community, leading north and east {{convert|19|mi}} to [[DeRidder, Louisiana|DeRidder]], the parish seat, and west {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Newton, Texas]]. The [[Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana)|Sabine River]], which forms the border between Texas and Louisiana, is {{convert|4|mi|0}} west of the center of Merryville.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|25.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align = left
|1920= 2963
|1930= 2626
|1940= 1216
|1950= 1383
|1960= 1232
|1970= 1286
|1980= 1286
|1990= 1235
|2000= 1126
|2010= 1103
|2020= 967
|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>
}}
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 1,126 people, 418 households, and 300 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|138.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 482 housing units at an average density of {{convert|59.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 82.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 15.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.46% of the population.

There were 418 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,500, and the median income for a family was $30,962. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $18,672 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,055. About 24.8% of families and 28.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.8% of those under age 18 and 29.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Red Cagle]]
*[[Lether Frazar]]
*[[Sam H. Jones]]
*[[Jesse Knowles]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.merryville.us Town of Merryville official website]
*[http://merryvillemuseum.org/ Merryville Museum]

{{Beauregard Parish, Louisiana}}

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[[Category:Towns in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Louisiana]]