Sabine Parish, Louisiana

Sabine Parish
Parish
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
Louisiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°34′N 93°34′W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Founded	1843
Named for	Sabine River and Sabine Free State
Seat	Many
Largest city	Many
Area
• Total	1,012 sq mi (2,620 km2)
• Land	865 sq mi (2,241 km2)
• Water	146 sq mi (379 km2)  14.46%
Population  (2000)
• Total	23,459
• Density	27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	www.sabinesheriff.com

Sabine Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is Many. In 2000, the parish's population was 23,459.

Geography

The parish has a total area of 1,012 square miles (2,620 km²), of which, 865 square miles (2,241 km²) of it is land and 146 square miles (379 km²) of it (14.46%) is water.

Sabine Parish is the home of the popular Hodges Gardens, Park and Wilderness Area near Many. Built privately in the 1950s, the gardens will come under the management of the State of Louisiana in 2007. The naturalist Caroline Dormon helped to lay out the park.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 171
• Louisiana Highway 6
• Louisiana Highway 118

Adjacent parishes and counties

• De Soto Parish (north)
• Natchitoches Parish (east)
• Vernon Parish (southeast)
• Newton County, Texas (southwest)
• Sabine County, Texas (west)
• Shelby County, Texas (northwest)

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 23,459 people, 9,221 households, and 6,593 families residing in the parish. The population density was 27 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 13,671 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 72.67% White, 16.87% Black or African American, 7.79% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. 2.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	15,421		—
1910	19,874		28.9%
1920	20,713		4.2%
1930	24,110		16.4%
1940	23,586		−2.2%
1950	20,880		−11.5%
1960	18,564		−11.1%
1970	18,638		0.4%
1980	25,280		35.6%
1990	22,646		−10.4%
2000	23,459		3.6%
2006 (est.)	23,934
Sabine Parish Census Data

There were 9,221 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were married couples living together, 12.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the parish the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $26,655, and the median income for a family was $32,470. Males had a median income of $29,726 versus $18,514 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $15,199. About 16.30% of families and 21.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.00% of those under age 18 and 17.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Map of Sabine Parish, Louisiana With Municipal Labels

• Converse
• Fisher
• Florien
• Many
• Noble
• Pleasant Hill
• Zwolle

Education

Public schools in Sabine Parish are operated by the Sabine Parish School Board.