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Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

Oak Grove, Louisiana
Town
Oak Grove, LA, Town Hall IMG 7374.JPG
Oak Grove Town Hall on Main Street
Country United States
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°W / 32.86139; -91.38917Coordinates: 32°51′41″N 91°23′21″W / 32.86139°N 91.38917°W / 32.86139; -91.38917
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:
Noel Haynes (R)
Todd Nevels (R)
James E. Philley (R)
Cherry P. Rye (D)
Garland C. Walker (D)

Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 71263
Area code 318
Location of Oak Grove in Louisiana

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 / 32.86139; -91.38917 (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.


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