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Richland Parish
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parish in Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Founded
- September 29, 1878
- Named after
- Fertile (rich) land in the area
- Seat
- Rayville
- Largest town
- Rayville
- Total
- 576 sq mi (1,490 km )
- Land
- 559 sq mi (1,450 km )
- Water
- 9.375 sq mi (24.28 km ) 1.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 19,582
- Density
- 35.9/sq mi (13.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Louisiana
- Capital
- Rayville
- Population
- 20043
- Area
- 1462
- Shares border with
- West Carroll Parish
- Official website
- www.rppjinfo.com
- Image
- Richland Parish Courthouse, Rayville, LA IMG 0153.JPG
- Households
- 7563
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- topic's main category
- Category:Richland Parish, Louisiana
- Commons category
- Richland Parish, Louisiana
- inception
- 1868-09-29
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Richland Parish, Louisiana
- different from
- Richland County
- water as percent of area
- 1.6
- native label
- Richland Parish
- P12749
- Drosera darwinensis
- per capita income
- 20644
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Encyclopedic overview
Richland Parish is a parish located in the North Louisiana Delta Country in the U.S. state of Louisiana, known for its fertile, flat farmland, cane brakes, and open spaces. The parish had a population of 20,043 at the 2020 United States census. The name Richland was chosen due to the rich production from farming. The parish seat and largest community is Rayville.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Richland Parish” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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