Wallace Ridge, Louisiana
Wallace Ridge, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
| Hamlet of Wallace Ridge | |
Wallace Ridge Location within Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 31°41′06″N 91°49′55″W / 31.68500°N 91.83194°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Catahoula |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.46 sq mi (19.33 km2) |
| • Land | 7.00 sq mi (18.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.46 sq mi (1.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 572 |
| • Density | 81.7/sq mi (31.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| ZIP Codes | 71343 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-79310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2586718[1] |
Wallace Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wallace Ridge had a population of 572.[3] It is located northeast of the center of Catahoula Parish on the west side of the Ouachita River. Tew Lake, a former channel of the river that is now an oxbow lake, is in the northern part of the CDP, and Wallace Lake, another oxbow, borders the southern part. The original community of Wallace Ridge is on relatively higher ground on the north side of Tew Lake.
Louisiana State Highway 124 passes through Wallace Ridge, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to Harrisonburg, the Catahoula Parish seat, and south 4 miles (6 km) to Jonesville, the largest town in the parish.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 710 | — | |
| 2020 | 572 | −19.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
Wallace Ridge was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[5]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wallace Ridge, Louisiana
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2024.