Editing Oil City, Louisiana

{{Short description|Town in the United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Oil City, Louisiana
| official_name          = Town of Oil City
| settlement_type        = Town
| image_skyline          = Oil City, LA, Municipal Complex IMG_5205.JPG
| imagesize              = 225px
| image_caption          = Oil City Municipal Complex
| image_map              = File:Caddo Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Oil City Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                = 260px
| map_caption            = Location of Oil City in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
| image_map1             = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
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| map_caption1           = Location of Louisiana in the United States
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| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = United States
| subdivision_type1      = State
| subdivision_name1      = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2      = Parish
| subdivision_name2      = [[Caddo Parish, Louisiana|Caddo]]
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| leader_title           = Mayor
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| 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         = 4.81
| area_total_sq_mi       = 1.85
| area_land_km2          = 4.62
| area_land_sq_mi        = 1.78
| area_water_km2         = 0.19
| area_water_sq_mi       = 0.07
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| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes   = 
| population_total       = 901
| population_rank        = [[Caddo Parish, Louisiana#Communities|CD]]: 5th
| population_density_km2 = 195.10
| population_density_sq_mi = 505.33
| population_demonym     = 
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| timezone1              = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1            = -6
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| elevation_ft           = 203
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| postal_code_type       = 
| postal_code            = 
| area_code              = [[Area code 318|318]]
| blank_name             = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info             = 22-57590
| blank1_name            = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info            = 2407038<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407038}}</ref>
| website                = {{URL|www.townofoilcity.com}}
| footnotes              = 
}}
[[Image:Downtown Oil City, LA IMG 5215.JPG|right|thumb|Downtown Oil City]]
[[Image:Trees City Office and Bank, Oil City, LA IMG 5211.JPG|right|thumb|The Trees City Office and Bank (built 1901) was relocated from the former boom town of Trees City, to Oil City, Louisiana, in 1983. It is included on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]

'''Oil City''' is a small town in [[Caddo Parish, Louisiana|Caddo Parish]], [[Louisiana]]. The population was 1,008 at the time of 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/G001/1600000US2257590| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212181628/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2257590| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Oil City town, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 13, 2014}}</ref> Oil City is located on [[Louisiana Highway 1]], north of [[Caddo Lake]]. It is part of the [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]&ndash;[[Bossier City, Louisiana|Bossier City]] [[Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The park in Oil City is named for Earl Williamson. The local politician served for 40 years on the Caddo Parish police jury (1933 to 1972) and again from 1979 to 1980. He served as mayor of [[Vivian, Louisiana|Vivian]] from 1938 to 1946, and again from 1962 to 1966.

[[Image:Louisiana State Oil and Gas Museum, Oil City, LA IMG 5210.JPG|left|thumb|The Louisiana State Oil and Gas Museum was pushed to completion by the late [[Louisiana State Legislature|State Representative]] [[Roy M. Hopkins]] of Oil City.]]

John Charles "Chip" Dickey, Jr., the mayor from 2005 until his death in office in 2016 at the age of sixty, pushed for economic ventures, including the community center and restaurants. He was an ordained minister and led various youth camps. Dickey's father, John Charles Dickey, Sr., was the Oil City mayor from 1968 to 1976.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2016/05/24/mayor-oil-city-dies/84848628/|title=Update: Funeral services announced for Oil City mayor|author=Miles Jay Oliver|newspaper=[[The Times (Shreveport)|The Shreveport Times]]|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Oil City is located in northwestern Caddo Parish. Downtown [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]] is {{convert|21|mi}} to the southeast along Louisiana Highway 1, and [[Vivian, Louisiana|Vivian]] is {{convert|9|mi|0}} to the north.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Oil City has a total area of {{convert|4.78|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|4.62|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.17|km2|disp=flip|2}}, or 3.45%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 422
|1960= 1430
|1970= 907
|1980= 1323
|1990= 1282
|2000= 1219
|2010= 1008
|2020= 901
|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"
|+Oil City racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2257590&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 450
| 49.94%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 373
| 41.4%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 6
| 0.67%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 2
| 0.22%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 1
| 0.11%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 53
| 5.88%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 16
| 1.78%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 901 people, 406 households, and 220 families residing in the town. 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 1,219 people, 480 households, and 311 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|679.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 542 housing units at an average density of {{convert|302.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

In 2000, the racial makeup of the town was 55.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 44.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.74% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latinos]] of any race were 1.72% of the population. By 2020, the racial and ethnic makeup was 49.94% non-Hispanic white, 41.4% Black or African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 5.88% multiracial, and 1.78% Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name=":0" />

There were 480 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.2% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $19,375, and the median income for a family was $25,114. Males had a median income of $23,516 versus $15,667 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $9,697. About 28.8% of families and 35.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 48.1% of those under age 18 and 28.4% of those age 65 or over. The 2020 [[American Community Survey]] estimated the median household income was $20,375,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Oil%20City%20town,%20Louisiana%20income&g=1600000US2257590 |access-date=July 5, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> making it one of the poorest rural communities in Louisiana.

==Notable people==
* [[Earl Holliman]], [[Golden Globe]]-winning film and TV actor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/30506384/|title=Independent from Long Beach, California on March 4, 1973 · Page 97}}</ref>
*[[Roy M. Hopkins|Roy McArthur "Hoppy" Hopkins]] (1943–2006) member of the [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana House of Representatives]]

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==External links==
*[http://www.townofoilcity.com/ Town of Oil City official website]

{{Caddo Parish, Louisiana}}

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