Epps is a

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West Carroll Parish West Carroll Parish (french: link=no, Paroisse de Carroll Ouest) is a parish located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,751. The parish seat is Oak Grove. The parish was ...

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, United States. The population was 854 at the 2010 census. The Poverty Point National Monument, the most complex

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site built by a late Archaic culture, is located to the east of Epps.

Geography

Epps is located at (32.602656, -91.476990). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,153 people, 209 households, and 156 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 237 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 36.17%

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, 63.05%

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, 0.09% Asian, and 0.69% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population. There were 209 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were

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living together, 21.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.41. In the village, the population was spread out, with 17.4% under the age of 18, 22.3% from 18 to 24, 40.5% from 25 to 44, 14.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 268.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 338.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $20,956, and the median income for a family was $23,125. Males had a median income of $20,000 versus $15,804 for females. The

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for the village was $6,486. About 29.7% of families and 38.3% of the population were below the

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, including 50.8% of those under age 18 and 48.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public schools are operated by the West Carroll Parish School Board. The village of Epps is zoned to Epps High School (Gra des PK-12).

Notable people

* Jake Jones, a major league baseball player from 1941 to 1948, was born in Epps.

References

External links

Epps Progress
Community Progress Site for Epps, Louisiana {{West Carroll Parish, Louisiana Villages in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana