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Oak Grove, Louisiana

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Oak Grove is the parish seat of West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The population was 1,441 at the 2020 United States census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

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Louisiana Highway 2 forms Main Street in Oak Grove.

According to the United States Census Bureau,Template:Cn the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 kmTemplate:Sup), of which 1.7 square miles (4.4 kmTemplate:Sup) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 kmTemplate:Sup) (1.15%) is water.

Demographics

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Oak Grove racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 922 63.98%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 408 28.31%
Native American 5 0.35%
Other/Mixed 37 2.57%
Hispanic or Latino 69 4.79%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,441 people, 652 households, and 384 families residing in the town.

Arts and culture

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The Fiske Theatre, built in 1928, is the oldest operating movie theatre in northeast Louisiana and the last remaining single-screen facility.<ref name=hilburn/> The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name=hilburn>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

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Public schools are operated by the West Carroll Parish School Board. Schools include Oak Grove Elementary School, and Oak Grove High School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Media

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"The West Carroll Gazette" newspaper serves the Oak Grove Area.Template:Cn

KWCL-FM is a radio station in Oak Grove.

References

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