Editing Oak Grove, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                 = Oak Grove, Louisiana
| settlement_type      = Town
| image_skyline        = File:Highway 2 as Main Street in Oak Grove LA.jpg
| imagesize            = 220px
| image_alt            = View of the main street of Oak Grove, looking west from the town square, with a "Welcome to Oak Grove" sign in the foreground
| image_caption        = Downtown Oak Grove facing west
| image_map            = File:West Carroll Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Oak Grove Highlighted.svg
| map_caption          = Location of Oak Grove in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.
| image_map1           = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
| map_caption1         = Location of Louisiana in the United States
<!-- Location ---->
| subdivision_type     = Country
| subdivision_name     = United States
| subdivision_type1    = State
| subdivision_name1    = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2    = Parish
| subdivision_name2    = [[West Carroll Parish, Louisiana|West Carroll]]
<!-- Government -->
| established_title    = Founded
| established_date     = 
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type      = 
| governing_body       = 
| leader_party         = 
| leader_title         = Mayor
| leader_name          =  
<!-- Area ----->
| 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       = 4.51
| area_total_sq_mi     = 1.74
| area_land_km2        = 4.45
| area_land_sq_mi      = 1.72
| area_water_km2       = 0.06
| area_water_sq_mi     = 0.02
<!-- Population ---->
| population_as_of     = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total     = 1441
| population_density_km2 = 323.74
| population_density_sq_mi = 838.28
| population_demonym   = 
| population_note      = 
<!-- General information -->
| timezone1            = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1          = -6
| timezone1_DST        = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST      = -5
| elevation_footnotes  = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft         = 118
| coordinates          = {{coord|32|51|55|N|91|23|01|W|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
<!-- Area/postal codes and others -->
| postal_code_type     = ZIP code
| postal_code          = 71263
| area_code            = [[Area code 318|318]]
| blank_name           = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info           = 22-56820
| blank1_name          = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info          = 2407017<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407017}}</ref>
| website              = {{URL|townofoakgrove.com}}
| footnotes            = 
}}

'''Oak Grove''' is the [[parish seat]] of [[West Carroll Parish, Louisiana|West Carroll Parish]] in northeastern [[Louisiana]], United States.<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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 1,441 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=population%20in%20oak%20grove%20,%20La%20in%202020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1 | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref>

==Geography==
[[Louisiana Highway 2]] forms Main Street in Oak Grove.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]],{{cn|date=March 2025}} the town has a total area of 1.7&nbsp;square miles (4.5&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 1.7&nbsp;square miles (4.4&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.04&nbsp;square mile (0.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) (1.15%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1910= 398
|1920= 700
|1930= 1241
|1940= 1654
|1950= 1796
|1960= 1797
|1970= 1980
|1980= 2214
|1990= 2126
|2000= 2174
|2010= 1727
|2020= 1441
|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"
|+Oak Grove racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2256820&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 19, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|922
|63.98%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|408
|28.31%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|5
|0.35%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|37
|2.57%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|69
|4.79%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,441 people, 652 households, and 384 families residing in the town.

==Arts and culture==
The Fiske Theatre, built in 1928, is the oldest operating movie theatre in northeast Louisiana and the last remaining single-screen facility.<ref name=hilburn/>
The building is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana|National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=hilburn>{{cite news|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20131123/NEWS01/311220038/Oak-Grove-s-Fiske-Theatre-recommended-for-National-Registry|title=Greg Hilburn, Oak Grove's Fiske Theatre recommended for National Registry, November 22, 2013|newspaper=[[The News-Star|Monroe News-Star]]|access-date=November 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13001130.htm|title=Fiske Theatre|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

==Education==
Public schools are operated by the [[West Carroll Parish School Board]].  Schools include Oak Grove Elementary School, and [[Oak Grove High School (Louisiana)|Oak Grove High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.14-0productions.com |title=Flash Intro Page |publisher=14-0productions.com |date=July 19, 2009 |access-date=August 9, 2009}}</ref>

== Media ==
"The West Carroll Gazette" newspaper serves the Oak Grove Area.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

[[KWCL-FM]] is a radio station in Oak Grove.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Oak Grove, Louisiana}}
*{{official website|https://townofoakgrove.com/}}

{{West Carroll Parish, Louisiana}}
{{Louisiana parish seats}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Oak Grove, Louisiana|*]]
[[Category:Towns in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Towns in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Parish seats in Louisiana]]