Richland Parish

Also known as Richland Parish, Louisiana

parish in Louisiana, United States

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Within Vinony's link graph, Richland Parish is referenced by 482 other articles, and connects out to African Americans, county seat and Native Hawaiians.

The entry is geolocated on the map in LA, across 2 mapped points.

Vinony files it under 1868 establishments in Louisiana, Louisiana parishes and Populated places in the United States established in 1868.

Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.

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 )

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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.