Lake Providence
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town in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Parish
- East Carroll
- Total
- 3.61 sq mi (9.36 km )
- Land
- 3.59 sq mi (9.31 km )
- Water
- 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
- Elevation
- 102 ft (31 m)
- Density
- 997.9/sq mi (385.28/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 22-41400
- Website
- Town of Lake Providence
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Lake Providence is a town in, and the parish seat of, East Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, Lake Providence had a population of 3,587. The town's poverty rate is approximately 55 percent; the average median household income is $16,500, and the average age is 31.
The town shares its name with the oxbow lake of the Mississippi River, also called Lake Providence. This area was historically developed as cotton plantations before and after the Civil War, and remains largely rural. The Union Army developed a supply depot near the lake during the Civil War, and its camp was crowded with refugee slaves seeking their freedom. The town grew larger at this site.
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