Oak Grove, Louisiana | |
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Oak Grove Town Hall on Main Street
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Country | United States |
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State | Louisiana |
Parish | West Carroll |
Elevation | 121 ft (36.9 m) |
Coordinates | 32°51′41″N 91°23′21″W / 32.86139°N 91.38917°WCoordinates: 32°51′41″N 91°23′21″W / 32.86139°N 91.38917°W |
Area | 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
- land | 1.7 sq mi (4 km2) |
- water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
Population | 1,727 (2010) |
Density | 392.5/sq mi (151.5/km2) |
Mayor | Adam T. Holland (D) Oak Grove City Council: |
Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
- summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 71263 |
Area code | 318 |
Oak Grove City Council:
Noel Haynes (R)
Todd Nevels (R)
James E. Philley (R)
Cherry P. Rye (D)
Garland C. Walker (D)
Oak Grove is the parish seat of West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,174 at the 2000 census, but it declined by 447, or 20.5 percent, to 1,727 in 2010.
Oak Grove is located at 32°51′41″N 91°23′21″W / 32.86139°N 91.38917°W (32.861361, -91.389043).Louisiana Highway 2 forms Main Street in Oak Grove.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.15%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,174 people, 792 households, and 517 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,268.6 people per square mile (490.9/km²). There were 894 housing units at an average density of 521.7 per square mile (201.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 69.23% White, 29.25% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.