Coordinates: 32°35′40″N 93°20′12″W / 32.59444°N 93.33667°W / 32.59444; -93.33667
Dixie Inn is a village in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 352 at the 2000 census. It is located off Interstate 20 at the old Shreveport Road some twenty-six miles east of Shreveport. Minden, the seat of Webster Parish, is located some two miles to the east. Dixie Inn is part of the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Most of the original houses in Dixie Inn were built during World War II to serve munitions workers at the former Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant located off U.S. Highway 80 to the east.
Dixie Inn was incorporated in 1956. The late Clyde Stanley, Sr., was the first mayor of the village, having defeated James William "Tinker" Volentine, 69-54 votes. All but seven of the registered voters participated in the election.
Geography
Dixie Inn is located at 32°35′40″N 93°20′12″W / 32.59444°N 93.33667°W / 32.59444; -93.33667 (32.594552, -93.336707).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 352 people, 146 households, and 88 families residing in the village. The population density was 453.0/km² (1,163.9/mi²). There were 189 housing units at an average density of 243.2/km² (624.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 81.25% White, 16.76% African American, 1.14% Native American, 0.28% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.
There were 146 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.2% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $21,500, and the median income for a family was $19,750. Males had a median income of $28,000 versus $20,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,303. About 27.2% of families and 29.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.5% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.
References
- ^ Minden Herald , June 13, 1957, p. 1
- ^ http://www.wcbcenter.com/templates/System/details.asp?id=20307&PID=535121&Style=
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03 . http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html . Retrieved 2008-01-31 .
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau . http://factfinder.census.gov . Retrieved 2008-01-31 .
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