Mangham, Louisiana
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Richland |
| Elevation | 75 ft (22.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 32°18′30″N 91°46′34″W / 32.30833°N 91.77611°WCoordinates: 32°18′30″N 91°46′34″W / 32.30833°N 91.77611°W |
| Area | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| - land | 1.0 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 595 (2000) |
| Density | 590.0/sq mi (227.8/km2) |
| Established | 1890 |
| Mayor | Johnnie Lee Natt (D) (born April 1949) Police Chief Perry Glenn Fleming (D) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 318 |
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Police Chief Perry Glenn Fleming (D)
City council members:
Danny Clark Hendrix (R)
Dennis R. Wollerson (I)
Perry Adair Ellington (I)
Anthony Lynn Killian (D)
Zona McKay (I)
Mangham is a village in Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States. The population was 595 at the 2000 census. Mangham was established in 1890. It is named for Wyley P. Mangham (died 1896), the publisher of the Richland Beacon-News, a weekly newspaper in Rayville, the seat of Richland Parish.
Mangham is located at 32°18′30″N 91°46′34″W / 32.30833°N 91.77611°W (32.308304, -91.776225).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.
The community straddles the border with Franklin Parish. Louisiana Highway 15 runs through Mangham.
As of the census of 2000, there were 595 people, 247 households, and 170 families residing in the town. The population density was 590.0 people per square mile (227.5/km²). There were 268 housing units at an average density of 265.7 per square mile (102.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 59.66% White, 39.83% African American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population.
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