Editing Tullos, Louisiana

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| name                     = Tullos, Louisiana
| official_name            = Town of Tullos
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| population_total         = 304
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| postal_code            = 71479
| area_code              = [[Area code 318|318]]
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'''Tullos''' is a town in [[LaSalle Parish, Louisiana|LaSalle]] and [[Winn Parish, Louisiana|Winn]] parishes in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Louisiana]], along [[Castor Creek (Little River tributary)|Castor Creek]]. The population was 385 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2276615&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Tullos town, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=February 14, 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
Tullos is located in northwestern LaSalle Parish.<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> The northwest border of the town briefly crosses Castor Creek into Winn Parish.

[[U.S. Route 84]] passes through the north side of the town, leading southeast {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Jena, Louisiana|Jena]], the [[parish seat]], and northwest {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Winnfield, Louisiana|Winnfield]]. [[U.S. Route 165]], a four-lane divided highway, passes through the southeast corner of Tullos, leading northeast {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Grayson, Louisiana|Grayson]] and south {{convert|42|mi}} to [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Tullos has a total area of {{convert|4.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.27%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_22.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Louisiana| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=February 14, 2020}}</ref> Via Castor Creek, Tullos is part of the [[Little River (Louisiana)|Little River]] watershed, flowing south and southeast to [[Catahoula Lake]].

==1953 tornado==
On [[Tornado outbreak sequence of Early-December 1953#Fort Polk–Northwestern Alexandria–Dry Prong–Tullos, Louisiana|December 3, 1953]], a violent F4 tornado hit the town, causing tremendous damage. Two small children were killed, and 15 others were injured.<ref name="Grazulis3">{{cite book |last=Grazulis |first=Thomas |date=July 1993 |title=Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events |location=St. Johnsbury, Vermont |publisher=The Tornado Project of Environmental Films |isbn=1-879362-03-1 |page=976}}</ref><ref name="Alexandria8">{{cite web |title=Louisiana Event Report: F4 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10029325 |website=NCDC |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |accessdate=July 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Alexandria9">{{cite web |title=Leander, Tullos, LA Tornado Damage, Dec 1953 {{!}} GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods |url=http://www.gendisasters.com/louisiana/11174/leander-tullos-la-tornado-damage-dec-1953 |website=www.gendisasters.com}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 707
|1940= 589
|1950= 732
|1960= 594
|1970= 600
|1980= 776
|1990= 427
|2000= 419
|2010= 385
|2020= 304
|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 419 people, 168 households, and 113 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|278.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 203 housing units at an average density of {{convert|134.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 168 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% 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 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,484, and the median income for a family was $31,786. Males had a median income of $24,896 versus $22,143 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,265. About 13.8% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.7% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Robert A. Doughty]], American military historian and retired US Army officer
* [[Speedy O. Long]], Louisiana state senator and U.S. congressman, born in Tullos
* [[Gerald Riggs]], former [[NFL]] running back

==References==
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{{La Salle Parish, Louisiana}}
{{Winn Parish, Louisiana}}

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[[Category:Towns in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Towns in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Winn Parish, Louisiana]]