Richwood, Louisiana

Richwood is a town in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The town was incorporated December 31, 1974, under the provision of Louisiana Revised Statute 33:52 and operates under a form of government consisting of an elected mayor and a board of alder persons, which has five elected members. The town provides garbage collection, street maintenance, drainage maintenance, and other health and welfare services, in addition to the administrative services provided to its residents. The population was 3,392 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Richwood is located in the southern portion of Ouachita Parish of Northeast Louisiana.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.

Demographics

Richwood racial composition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	522	13.45%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	2,278	58.7%
Native American	5	0.13%
Asian	229	5.9%
Other/Mixed	60	1.55%
Hispanic or Latino	787	20.28%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,881 people, 607 households, and 348 families residing in the town.

Education

Ouachita Parish School System is the area school district.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

Most of Richwood is in the zone for Robinson Elementary School while small pieces are zoned to Swayze Elementary School. Both feed into Richwood Middle and Richwood High School.<ref>Template:Cite web - Linked from here. Robinson ES boundary map, Swayze ES boundary map.</ref>

See also

• KHLL
• Verdiacee Goston

References

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External links

• Richwood Progress Community Progress Site for Richwood, LA