Editing North Hodge, Louisiana

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| name                     = North Hodge, Louisiana
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| population_total          = 296
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| area_code                 = [[Area code 318|318]]
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'''North Hodge''' is a village in [[Jackson Parish, Louisiana|Jackson Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 388 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2255910| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): North Hodge village, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=June 28, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213105350/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2255910| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> down from 436 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. It is part of the [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] [[Ruston micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
North Hodge is located in southwestern Jackson Parish. It is bordered to the southwest by [[Hodge, Louisiana|Hodge]] and to the south by [[East Hodge, Louisiana|East Hodge]]. [[U.S. Route 167]] passes through the village, leading north {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Quitman, Louisiana|Quitman]] and south through Hodge {{convert|3|mi|0}} to [[Jonesboro, Louisiana|Jonesboro]], the [[parish seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], North Hodge has a total area of {{convert|1.78|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|1.76|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.00%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 680
|1970= 640
|1980= 573
|1990= 477
|2000= 436
|2010= 388
|2020= 296
|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 436 people, 172 households, and 116 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|647.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 213 housing units at an average density of {{convert|316.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 80.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 17.89% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.69% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.69% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.23% of the population.

There were 172 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living there, 51.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $21,563, and the median income for a family was $27,083. Males had a median income of $28,625 versus $13,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $10,934. About 26.3% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 37.0% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Current government==
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North Hodge is governed under provisions of the Lawrason Act.

The current mayor serving since 2015 is Kathy Robertson. Council members are Chasity Womack (since 2015), Ernest "Ernie" Roden, and Andrea Woods, since 2019. The chief of police is Robert "Bobby" Dillon.

{{Jackson Parish, Louisiana}}

==References==
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Village's official facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VillageofNH/
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[[Category:Villages in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Villages in Jackson Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Villages in Ruston micropolitan area]]