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Moreauville, Louisiana

Coordinates: 31°02′20″N 91°58′34″W / 31.03889°N 91.97611°W / 31.03889; -91.97611
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Moreauville, Louisiana
Village
Location of Moreauville in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Moreauville in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 31°02′20″N 91°58′34″W / 31.03889°N 91.97611°W / 31.03889; -91.97611
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishAvoyelles
Government
 • MayorBeryl Holmes (elected 2018)
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.03 sq mi (7.84 km2)
 • Land3.03 sq mi (7.84 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
56 ft (17 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
984
 • Density325.07/sq mi (125.53/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code318
FIPS code22-51970
Websitewww.moreauville.org

Moreauville is a village in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 929 at the 2010 census.[2]

Geography

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Moreauville is located at 31°2′20″N 91°58′34″W / 31.03889°N 91.97611°W / 31.03889; -91.97611 (31.038998, -91.976067).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all land.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910728—
192086719.1%
1930600−30.8%
194081535.8%
19508352.5%
1960815−2.4%
1970807−1.0%
19808535.7%
19909197.7%
20009220.3%
20109290.8%
20209845.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
Moreauville racial composition as of 2020[5]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 517 52.54%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 369 37.5%
Native American 15 1.52%
Asian 2 0.2%
Pacific Islander 1 0.1%
Other/Mixed 57 5.79%
Hispanic or Latino 23 2.34%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 984 people, 416 households, and 255 families residing in the village.

Government

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On October 13, 2014, Moreauville passed a ban on several breeds of dogs, including Rottweilers and pit bulls. According to Penn Lemoine, a village alderperson, several Moreauville residents had complained that dogs from those breeds "were basically running along town" and that made the persons unable to "walk along the neighborhoods".[6] Owners would have had to give up the dogs by December 1 of that year.[6] The law stated that all banned dogs not removed would be seized and taken for "disposition" by that day. O'Hara Owens, a village resident and the owner of a pit bull, criticized the law.[7] After the story gained widespread attention, the village government "reconsidered" the law, and abandoned the December 1 deadline.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Moreauville village, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "LA family set to lose Pit Bull on Dec. 1st because of village ban" (Archive). KTBS-TV. November 22, 2014. Retrieved on November 24, 2014.
  7. ^ "Family set to lose pit bull on Dec. 1 because of ban" (Archive). KALB-TV. November 22, 2014. Retrieved on November 24, 2014.
  8. ^ Moreauville alderman reverses position on pitbull, rottweiler ban after nationwide backlash & Moreauville pit bull ban attracts national attention Archived December 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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