Simsboro, Louisiana

Simsboro, Louisiana
Village
JR's Place is the restaurant in Simsboro.
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Lincoln
Elevation	322 ft (98.1 m)
Coordinates	32°32′03″N 92°47′11″W / 32.53417°N 92.78639°W / 32.53417; -92.78639Coordinates: 32°32′03″N 92°47′11″W / 32.53417°N 92.78639°W / 32.53417; -92.78639
Area	3.5 sq mi (9.1 km2)
- land	3.5 sq mi (9 km2)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population	843 (2010)
Mayor	Willie Hendricks (D)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	318
Location of Simsboro in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Simsboro is a village in western Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 684 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Two 20th century lawmakers who were natives of Simsboro are interred at Simsboro Cemetery: State Representatives L.D. "Buddy" Napper, who served from 1952 to 1964, and practiced law for a half-century in Ruston, and Ragan Madden, who left the House in 1949 to become the five-term district attorney of the 3rd Judicial District. A 19th Century lawmaker who lived in Simsboro was Representative George M. Lomax, who in 1894 introduced the enabling legislation, Act 68, to establish the future Louisiana Tech University.

Simsboro is located at 32°32′3″N 92°47′11″W / 32.53417°N 92.78639°W / 32.53417; -92.78639 (32.534169, -92.786417).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 684 people, 273 households, and 193 families residing in the village. The population density was 197.2 inhabitants per square mile (76.1/km²). There were 338 housing units at an average density of 97.4 per square mile (37.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 77.05% White, 21.49% African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.44% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.