Banks Springs, Louisiana

Banks Springs, Louisiana
Location in Caldwell Parish and the state of Louisiana.
Location in Caldwell Parish and the state of Louisiana.
Coordinates: 32°04′35″N 92°05′06″W / 32.07639°N 92.08500°W / 32.07639; -92.08500[1]
Country United States
State Louisiana
ParishCaldwell
Area
 • Total
3.14 sq mi (8.12 km2)
 • Land3.14 sq mi (8.12 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation200 ft (61 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,136
 • Density362.4/sq mi (139.91/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP Codes
71418
Area Code318
FIPS code22-04230
GNIS feature ID2586664[1]

Banks Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1136.[3] It is located near the center of Caldwell Parish 2 miles (3 km) south of Columbia, the parish seat, and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Grayson. The CDP includes the neighborhood of Columbia Heights.

U.S. Route 165 passes through the center of Banks Springs, leading north 34 miles (55 km) to Monroe and southwest 62 miles (100 km) to Alexandria.

The community was home to one of the Rosenwald Schools in the 19th-century.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20101,192
20201,136−4.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Banks Springs was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[6]

Banks Springs CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[8] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 511 485 42.87% 42.69%
Black or African American alone (NH) 629 566 52.77% 49.82%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 1 0.08% 0.09%
Asian alone (NH) 10 4 0.84% 0.35%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 2 0.00% 0.18%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 20 48 1.68% 4.23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 21 30 1.76% 2.64%
Total 1,192 1,136 100.00% 100.00%

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