Editing Simsboro, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                      = Simsboro, Louisiana
| official_name             = Village of Simsboro
| settlement_type           = Village
| image_skyline             = J.R.'s Place in Simsboro, LA IMG_3643.JPG
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| image_caption             = JR's Place is the [[restaurant]] in Simsboro
| image_map                 = File:Lincoln Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Simsboro Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption               = Location of Simsboro in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
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| subdivision_name1         = [[Louisiana]]
| subdivision_type2         = Parish
| subdivision_name2         = [[Lincoln Parish, Louisiana|Lincoln]]
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| area_total_km2            = 9.02
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| area_water_sq_mi          = 0.00
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| population_as_of          = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total          = 803
| population_density_km2    = 89.04
| population_density_sq_mi  = 230.61
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| timezone                  = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset                = -6
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| area_code                 = [[Area code 318|318]]
| blank_name                = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                = 22-70630
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| blank1_info               = 2407549<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407549}}</ref>
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[[Image:Ragan Madden Park in Simsboro, LA IMG 3644.JPG|thumb|Regan Madden Park in Simsboro is named for Ragan Madden (1910-1990), a former [[Lincoln Parish, Louisiana|Lincoln Parish]] [[district attorney]] who served in the [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana House of Representatives]] from 1940 to 1949.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembers1812_2008.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2008|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|access-date=June 1, 2010}}</ref>]]

'''Simsboro''' is a [[village (Louisiana)|village]] in western [[Lincoln Parish, Louisiana]], United States. The population was 841 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is part of the [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] [[Ruston micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

Two 20th century lawmakers who were natives of Simsboro are interred at Simsboro Cemetery: [[Louisiana House of Representatives|State Representatives]] L.D. "Buddy" Napper, who served from 1952 to 1964, and practiced law for a half-century in Ruston,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/l-napper-obituary?pid=179001455|title=L. D. Napper|publisher=tributes.com|access-date=August 3, 2023}}</ref> and Ragan Madden, who left the House in 1949 to become the five-term [[district attorney]] of the 3rd Judicial District. A 19th Century lawmaker who lived in Simsboro was Representative George M. Lomax, who in 1894 introduced the enabling legislation, Act 68, to establish the future [[Louisiana Tech University]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/19856181/|title=Ruston Holds Long Record in Education: Establishment of Louisiana Tech Stabilizes Movement Started by Pioneers|newspaper=[[Ruston Daily Leader]]|author=S. D. Pearce|date=June 1, 1937|page=19|access-date=February 27, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|3.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 248
|1910= 282
|1920= 290
|1960= 363
|1970= 412
|1980= 553
|1990= 634
|2000= 684
|2010= 841
|2020= 803
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Simsboro racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2270630&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)
| 445
| 55.42%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 269
| 33.5%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 5
| 0.62%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 30
| 3.74%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 54
| 6.72%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 803 people, 352 households, and 264 families residing in the village.

===2000 census===
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 684 people, 273 households, and 193 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|197.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 338 housing units at an average density of {{convert|97.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 77.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 21.49% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.73% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.44% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.29% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 273 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,324, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $31,111 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,465. About 14.4% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180px" class="center">
Image:Simsboro, LA, welcome sign IMG 2675.JPG|Simsboro welcome sign
Image:Revised Simsboro, LA, Town Hall IMG 2678.JPG|Simsboro Town Hall
Image:Simsboro, LA, High School IMG 3641.JPG|Simsboro High School
Image:Weyerhaeuser in Simsboro, LA IMG 3639.JPG|Weyerhaeuser plant east of Simsboro
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Lincoln Parish, Louisiana}}

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[[Category:Villages in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Villages in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Villages in Ruston micropolitan area]]