Richwood, Louisiana

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Back to Richwood, LA housing info, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, LA smaller cities, LA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Richwood, LA Ouachita Parish Population in July 2008: 2,090. Population change since 2000: -1.2%   Males: 1,166   (55.8%) Females: 924   (44.2%) Median resident age:   28.4 years Louisiana median age:   34.0 years Zip codes: 71202. Estimated median household income in 2008: $20,619 (it was $16,790 in 2000) Richwood:   $20,619 Louisiana:   $43,733 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $13,461 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $54,275 (it was $32,600 in 2000) Richwood:   $54,275 Louisiana:   $132,400 Richwood, LA residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Richwood: Black (88.2%) White Non-Hispanic (10.5%) Hispanic (0.8%) Vietnamese (0.5%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Richwood: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Richwood, Louisiana on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Monroe LA  (16 replies) Latest news from Richwood, LA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Subsaharan African (1.0%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 72 feet Land area: 2.30 square miles. Population density: 907 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 32.46 N, Longitude: 92.08 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 318

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.78
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Richwood, Louisiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Richwood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 168% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/1/1983, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.6 miles away from the Richwood town center killed 2 people and injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 2/21/1971, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 35.8 miles away from the town center killed 47 people and injured 510 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Richwood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 51.6 miles away from Richwood center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.9 miles away from the city center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.9 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	73.5%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.5% of all households

This town:	42.7%
Whole state:	19.6%

This town:	20.9%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Richwood, LA

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Here		57.0%
USA		50.2%

6.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.31%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($104 average AGI)

Ouachita Parish:	0.08%
Louisiana average:	0.11%

from Orleans Parish, LA	0.52% ($23,897 average AGI)
from Morehouse Parish, LA	0.41% ($32,894)
from Union Parish, LA	0.33% ($31,641)

6.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,074 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.12%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($182 average AGI)

Ouachita Parish:	0.05%
Louisiana average:	0.07%

to Union Parish, LA	0.36% ($28,760 average AGI)
to Morehouse Parish, LA	0.31% ($25,854)
to Richland Parish, LA	0.28% ($35,217)

• Charmingdale Rd At Teakwood Ln, Type: Tower, Structure height: 101 m, Overall height: 102 m
  Registrant: Gilliland, Dan, 704c Trenton St, West Monroe, LA 71291, Phone: (318) 322-1009
• Charmingdale Rd At Teakwood Ln, Type: Tower, Structure height: 101 m, Overall height: 102 m
  Registrant: Gilliland, Dan, 704c Trenton St, West Monroe, LA 71291, Phone: (318) 322-1009
• Edward G Roach, 2977 Winnsboro Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 69.8 m, Overall height: 69.8 m
  Registrant: Sba Infrastructures, LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

• Fire: 13
• Hazardous Condition: 1

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