Editing Napoleonville, Louisiana

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'''Napoleonville''', is a [[village (Louisiana)|village]] and the [[parish seat]] of [[Assumption Parish, Louisiana|Assumption Parish]], in the U.S. state of [[Louisiana]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 660 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/G001/1600000US2253370| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212182150/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2253370| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Napoleonville village, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=May 15, 2013}}</ref> It is part of the [[Pierre Part, Louisiana|Pierre Part]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. The village is best known as the location where the film ''[[Because of Winn-Dixie (film)|Because of Winn-Dixie]]'', based on [[Kate DiCamillo]]'s Newbery Prize-winning novel, was shot. The book was set in (fictional) Naomi, Florida.

== History ==

As early as 1807 the community that later became Napoleonville was known as "Canal". This canal extended west from Napoleonville to Lake Verret.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/assumption/history1.htm www.rootsweb.com "History of Assumption Parish"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050213232845/http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/assumption/history1.htm |date=February 13, 2005 }}</ref> The village that later developed was named by a former French soldier who served under [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]. The French veteran, Pierre Charlet, is buried in the cemetery of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in the nearby community of Plattenville in Assumption Parish.<ref>Simone de La Souchere Deléry, ''Napoleon's Soldiers in America'' (Pelican Publishing Company, 1950), pp. v, 110-11</ref>

The first permanent settlements in this region were made by the [[French people|French]] and [[Spanish people|Spanish]] (including [[Isleño American|Isleños]]) about the middle of the 18th century along [[Bayou Lafourche]], between the present towns of [[Donaldsonville, Louisiana|Donaldsonville]] and Napoleonville. From 1755 to 1785, the population was increased by the immigration of the [[Great Upheaval|exiled]] [[Acadians]] who settled in the area, clearing the land and building comfortable homes. The town was officially incorporated on March 11, 1878.<ref>[http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/our_offices/parishes/Assumption/Features/About/The+History+of+Assumption+Parish.htm www.lsuagcenter.com "The History of Assumption Parish"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017192836/http://lsuagcenter.com/en/our_offices/parishes/Assumption/Features/About/The+History+of+Assumption+Parish.htm |date=October 17, 2006 }}</ref>

== Geography ==

Napoleonville is located at {{Coord|29|56|16|N|91|1|36|W|type:city}} (29.937778, -91.026750).<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> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

== Demographics ==

{{US Census population
|1880= 497
|1890= 723
|1900= 945
|1910= 1201
|1920= 1171
|1930= 1180
|1940= 1301
|1950= 1260
|1960= 1148
|1970= 1008
|1980= 829
|1990= 802
|2000= 686
|2010= 660
|2020= 540
|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>
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Napoleonville racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2253370&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 28, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 84
| 15.56%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 428
| 79.26%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 1
| 0.19%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 12
| 2.22%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 15
| 2.78%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 540 people, 229 households, and 137 families residing in the village.

==Notable people==

<!--Notable people with Wikipedia articles, in alphabetical order-->
*[[Troy E. Brown]], former member of the [[Louisiana State Senate]] and native of Napoleonville
*[[Paul Carmouche]], former [[district attorney]] for [[Caddo Parish, Louisiana|Caddo Parish]]
*[[Papa Celestin]], jazz bandleader
*[[Philip H. Gilbert]], politician, former [[Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana|lieutenant governor]]
*[[Joe Harrison (Louisiana politician)|Joe Harrison]], [[Louisiana State Legislature|state representative]]
*[[Brandon Jacobs]], retired NFL running back
*[[Samuel A. LeBlanc I]], state representative, state court judge, justice of the [[Louisiana Supreme Court]] from 1949 to 1954
*[[Charlie Melançon]], former [[U.S. representative]]
*[[Jordan Mills]], NFL offensive lineman
*[[J.C. Politz]], sportscaster
*[[Tramon Williams]], NFL cornerback
*[[Kim Willoughby]], Team USA Volleyball (2008 Beijing Olympics)

== National Guard ==

The village is home to the 928th [[Sapper]] Company, a [[combat engineer]] unit of the 769th Engineer [[Battalion]] of the Louisiana Army National Guard which in turn is headquartered at [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]. Both of these units belong to the [[225th Engineer Brigade]] headquartered at [[Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville]] near [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]].

== Twin towns ==

The town maintains twinning links with:
* {{flagicon|France}}

'''[[Pontivy]]''' (Napoléonville in 1804), France since 1989

== References ==

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{{Assumption Parish, Louisiana}}
{{Louisiana parish seats}}
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[[Category:Napoleonville, Louisiana| ]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1807]]
[[Category:Villages in Assumption Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Villages in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Parish seats in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Louisiana Isleño communities]]