Editing Sarepta, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                 = Sarepta, Louisiana
| settlement_type      = Town
| image_skyline        = Sarepta Town Hall IMG_3578.JPG
| imagesize            = 225px
| image_caption        = Sarepta Municipal Building
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| map_caption          = Location of Sarepta in Webster Parish, Louisiana.
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| map_caption1         = Location of Louisiana in the United States
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| subdivision_name     = United States
| subdivision_type1    = State
| subdivision_name1    = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2    = Parish
| subdivision_name2    = [[Webster Parish, Louisiana|Webster]]
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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       = 4.24
| area_total_sq_mi     = 1.64
| area_land_km2        = 4.23
| area_land_sq_mi      = 1.63
| area_water_km2       = 0.01
| area_water_sq_mi     = 0.00
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| population_as_of     = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total     = 717
| population_density_km2 = 169.51
| population_density_sq_mi = 439.07
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| utc_offset1          = -6
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| utc_offset1_DST      = -5
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| elevation_ft         = 240
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| postal_code_type     = ZIP Code
| postal_code          = 71071
| area_code            = [[Area code 318|318]]
| blank_name           = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info           = 22-68125
| blank1_name          = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info          = 2407292<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407292}}</ref>
| website              = {{URL|https://sarepta.govoffice2.com/}}
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[[Image:Trace Adkins from Sarepta IMG 3574.JPG|thumb|Sarepta honors its home-town celebrity, [[Trace Adkins]].]]

'''Sarepta''' is a [[town]] in [[Webster Parish, Louisiana|Webster Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 891 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is part of the [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

Sarepta was named for the town's first church's benefactor, Sarepta Carter. Local history tells that Mrs. Carter donated a bible to the community church on the premise that it be named for her. Years later the church split, and the original name became '''Old Sarepta'''. The new congregation became '''New Sarepta'''.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 1.6&nbsp;square miles (4.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1960= 737
|1970= 882
|1980= 831
|1990= 886
|2000= 925
|2010= 891
|2020= 717
|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>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Sarepta racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2268125&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 678
| 94.56%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 4
| 0.56%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 2
| 0.28%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 27
| 3.77%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 6
| 0.84%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 717 people, 332 households, and 247 families residing in the town.

==Education==
Sarepta has a 6th-8th grade school, North Webster Jr. High School, located at 6041 Hwy 2. The school's mascot is the Charger.  The colors are purple, silver, and black.  Formerly Sarepta High School, North Webster Jr. High School was formed during consolidation in 2011.  The school serves as the junior high school for the entire north end of Webster Parish.  Students that previously attended Sarepta School in grades K-5 and 9-12 now attend school at various other facilities in north Webster Parish.

==Notable Person==

* [[Trace Adkins]], country music singer and actor, and son of mayor Peggy Adkins

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==References==
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{{Webster Parish, Louisiana}}
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[[Category:Towns in Webster Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Populated places in Webster Parish, Louisiana]]