Editing Shongaloo, Louisiana

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'''Shongaloo''' is a [[village (Louisiana)|village]] in [[Webster Parish, Louisiana|Webster Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States.

West of Shongaloo on [[Louisiana Highway 2]] is Munn Hill, a homestead of Daniel and Rebecca Munn, established on July 26, 1900.

Shongaloo has a civic center for town council meetings as well as general usage. There is an adjacent museum with a restored log cabin.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|7.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|7.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.38%) is water.

Dorcheat Bayou, {{convert|115|mi|km|abbr=off|sp=us}},<ref>{{Cite web|title = USGS TNM 2.0 Viewer|url = http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/|website = viewer.nationalmap.gov|accessdate = December 6, 2015}}</ref> runs through Shongaloo, making it one of the longest natural bayous in the U.S.

[[File:Mt. Parran Baptist Church in Shongaloo, LA IMG 0656.JPG|thumb|<span style="font-size:100%;">Mt. Paran Baptist Church is lined with flags in observance of [[Memorial Day]] 2009.</span>]]

===Transportation===
Shongaloo is connected to other cities by road; currently, there is no air or boat access directly to the village. Air transportation is possible by using the [[Springhill, Louisiana|Springhill]] Airport (15–20 minutes) or using the [[Shreveport Regional Airport]] (60–80 minutes). Shongaloo is connected to [[Sarepta, Louisiana|Sarepta]] and [[Homer, Louisiana|Homer]] via [[Louisiana Highway 2|LA 2]]. Shongaloo is also connected to [[Magnolia]] and [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] via [[LA 159]]). [[LA 157]] connects Shongaloo to Springhill and [[ALT LA 2]] and [[LA 615]] to [[Haynesville, Louisiana|Haynesville]].

===Interstate 69===
Proposals have been made to build [[Interstate 69 in Louisiana|Interstate 69]] south of the city around the community of [[Leton]] and east of the city near [[Haynesville, Louisiana|Haynesville]]. Currently, Shongaloo will have access to the [[freeway]] via interchanges at [[LA 159]], [[Louisiana Highway 2|LA 2]], and [[LA 2 Alt.]]

==Etymology and pronunciation==
Shongaloo (pronounced Shawn-ga-lew) is an [[Native Americans in the United States|Indian]] term meaning "Running Water" or "Cypress Tree".

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 173
|1980= 163
|1990= 161
|2000= 162
|2010= 182
|2020= 151
|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 162 people, 65 households, and 47 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|20.5|/sqmi|/km2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants|abbr=out}}. There were 77 housing units at an average density of {{convert|9.7|/sqmi|/km2|abbr=out}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.62% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 65 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $20,809. About 5.0% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.8% of those sixty-five or over.

==Local channels==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Local channels
|-
! Channel
! Number
! Network
! City of licence
|-
| [[KTBS]] || 3 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
|-
| [[KTAL-TV|KTAL]] || 6 || [[NBC]] || [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
|-
| [[KTVE]] || 10 || [[NBC]] || [[El Dorado, Arkansas]]
|-
| [[KSLA]] || 12 || [[CBS]] || [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
|-
| [[KPXJ]] || 21 || [[The CW Television Network|The CW]] || [[Minden, Louisiana]]
|-
| [[KLTS]] || 24 || [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]/[[Louisiana Public Broadcasting|LPB]] || [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
|-
| [[KMSS-TV|KMSS]] || 33 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] || [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
|-
| [[KSHV-TV|KSHV]] || 45 || [[My Network TV|MNT]] || [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
|}
Shongaloo is located in the Shreveport/Texarkana broadcasting market (#82 DMA Market).

[[File:North Webster Lower Elementary School–Shongaloo (LA) High School IMG 0659.jpg|200px|thumb|<span style="font-size:100%;">North Webster Lower Elementary School on [[Louisiana Highway 2]] is located in the plant of the defunct Shongaloo High School.</span>]]
==Education==

[[File:Shongaloo (LA) log cabin museum IMG 0663.JPG|200px|thumb|<span style="font-size:100%;">The Shongaloo Museum is a log cabin structure behind the Civic Center.</span>]]

North Webster Lower Elementary School, formerly Shongaloo High School before 2011, serves Shongaloo, Sarepta, and Cotton Valley for Pre-K-2nd graders. The school was formed during consolidation which moved Shongaloo 3rd-12th grade students to various schools within Webster Parish.

In 1979, the Shongaloo Tiger baseball team won the Louisiana LHSAA Class C State Championship.

==Notable people==
* [[Henry Lee Burns|Henry Burns]], state representative for District 9 in Bossier Parish
* [[Talmadge L. Heflin]], is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] former member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]].
* [[W. W. Hicks]] (1843–1925), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1900 to 1904

==References==
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{{Webster Parish, Louisiana}}

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[[Category:Villages in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Villages in Webster Parish, Louisiana]]