Walker, Louisiana
| Walker, Louisiana | |
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| Motto: "Just what you're looking for" | |
| Nickname: The Pine Tree Capital of the World.. | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Livingston |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 30°29′22″N 90°51′46″W / 30.48944°N 90.86278°WCoordinates: 30°29′22″N 90°51′46″W / 30.48944°N 90.86278°W |
| Area | 5.8 sq mi (15.0 km2) |
| - land | 5.8 sq mi (15 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 6,138 (2010) |
| Density | 1,058.3/sq mi (408.6/km2) |
| Mayor | Rick Ramsey (R) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 225 |
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| Website: walker.la.us | |
Walker is a city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,138 at the 2010 census.
The area now known as Walker was founded by Michael Milton, a veteran of the War of 1812, and his wife, Martha, in 1853. The Miltons were a pioneering family from North Carolina that settled an area in Alabama, before clearing 400 acres in the piney woods east of the Amite River and Denham Springs The Federal government recognized the growth of the settlement and opened a post officer as Milton Old Field in 1856. Michael Milton was appointed as postmaster in 1858. In 1890 the post office was renamed after Dr. William Elliott Walker, M.D., a legislator from nearby Springfield, who had, also, served as a Lt. Col. in the Confederate States of America.
Walker became a city in 2011 by proclamation of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal.
Walker is located at 30°29′22″N 90°51′46″W / 30.48944°N 90.86278°W (30.489423, -90.862872). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.8 square miles (14.9 km²), all of it land.
Walker is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The 2010 Census noted the population of Walker is 6,138 - up 28% over the past decade. Walker officially became a city. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,801 people, 1,758 households, and 1,320 families residing in the town. The population density was 834.8 people per square mile (322.4/km²). There were 1,905 housing units at an average density of 331.2 per square mile (127.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 86.34% White, 12.37% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
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