Pineville, Louisiana

Geobox City
name = City of Pineville
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state = Louisiana
region = Rapides
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Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is adjacent to the city of Alexandria, and is part of that city's Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,829 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Pineville is located at coor dms|31|20|20|N|92|24|45|W|city (31.338781, -92.412485)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.1 square miles (31.3 km²), of which, 11.5 square miles (29.7 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (4.97%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 13,829 people, 4,994 households, and 3,121 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,204.8 people per square mile (465.1/km²). There were 5,448 housing units at an average density of 474.6/sq mi (183.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.57% White, 26.08% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.90% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.

There were 4,994 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,159, and the median income for a family was $37,735. Males had a median income of $30,205 versus $21,154 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,969. About 14.3% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those age 65 or over.

Museums

Pineville houses two unique museums. The Louisiana Maneuvers Museum provides insight into the huge maneuvers that prepared the United States for World War II and promoted the career of General Dwight D. Eisenhower because of his organizational skills.

Old Town Hall Museum "is the only museum in the entire state of Louisiana dedicated to municipal government." [ [http://www.pineville.net/museums.htm Museums ] ]

Original LSU in Pineville

Louisiana State University was founded by the Louisiana General Assembly in 1853. It was founded under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy and was located near Pineville. The first session began on January 2, 1860, with General William Tecumseh Sherman of Ohio as LSU president. [http://www.lsu.edu/visitors/quickfacts.html/ LSU Quickfacts]

In 1906, the Southern Baptist-affiliated Louisiana College opened in Pineville.

National Guard

Pineville has Camp Beauregard located adjacent to the city operated by the Louisiana Army National Guard. It is the headquarters location for the 225th Engineer Brigade one of the largest Engineer units in the US Army.

Notable people from Pineville

* Fred H. Baden - mayor from 1970 to 1998
* Clifford Leo Deslatte, Sr. - first Republican mayor of Pineville, 1998-1999
* Clarence R. Fields - first African American mayor of Pineville, elected 1999; former president of the Louisiana Municipal Association
* Faith Ford - actress
* L. B. Henry -- Former Rapides Parish Police Jury President; served on the police jury from 1956-1960 and 1968-1992
* Anjanette Kirkland - athlete
* Rashard Lewis - professional basketball player with the Orlando Magic
* Gertrude Nelson - African American nurse and college administrator
* Devon O'Day - radio personality
* Tommy Tenney- evangelist and author
* Floyd W. Smith, Jr. - mayor from 1966 to 1970
* Thomas J. "Brother Jim" Spencer -- pastor of Kingsville Baptist Church, 1976-2006
* Henry Wiggins - decorated African American U.S. Army major and chairman of the Mass Communication Department at Southern University in Baton Rouge

Pineville gallery

References

External links

* [http://www.pineville.net/ City of Pineville]