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Farmerville is a town in and the parish seat of Union Parish, Louisiana, United States.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> It has also been known as Farmersville.<ref>E.g. in correspondence and orders of the United States Post-Office Department in 1886, in pages 215-220 of this.</ref> The population was 3,860 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is spread about Lake D'Arbonne, a popular fishing and boating waterway.
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.72%) is water.
Climate
[edit]The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Farmerville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>Climate Summary for Farmerville, Louisiana</ref>
2022 tornado
[edit]On December 13, 2022, the northern part of the town was struck by an EF3 tornado that damaged or destroyed structures and injured 14 people. The tornado caused $1.2 million in damage, with most of the damage coming from the town.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
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| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 950 | 28.22% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,162 | 64.23% |
| Native American | 10 | 0.3% |
| Asian | 9 | 0.27% |
| Other/Mixed | 93 | 2.76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 142 | 4.22% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,366 people, 954 households, and 552 families residing in the town.
Education
[edit]The Union Parish School District covers education in the Farmerville area.
Schools
[edit]- Union Parish Elementary School
- Union Parish Junior High School
- Union Parish High School
- Union Christian Academy
- Downsville Charter School
- D'Arbonne Woods Charter School
Former Schools
[edit]Notable people
[edit]- Thomas "Bud" Brady, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976 to 1988 from La Salle Parish<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Donovan Chapman, Country music artist
- James Walter Elder, was a member of the United States House of Representatives and a mayor of Farmerville
- William C. Feazel, interim U.S. Senator in 1948; member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Alton Hardy Howard, co-founder of Howard Brothers Discount Stores
- W. L. "Jack" Howard, five-term mayor of Monroe
- V. E. Howard, Church of Christ clergyman who founded the International Gospel Hour on radio<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Jay McCallum (born 1960), state court judge and state representative for Lincoln and Union parishes.<ref>"Louisiana: McCallum, Jay Bowen", Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004, 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey, 2003), p. 787</ref>
References
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