Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, Louisiana facts for kids
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Pleasant Hill, Louisiana
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| Village of Pleasant Hill | |
Entrance to Pleasant Hill Battle Park
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| Motto(s):
"Come Enjoy the Experience"
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Location in Sabine Parish and Louisiana
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 Pleasant Hill, Louisiana
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Louisiana |
| Parish | Sabine |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Incorporated | 1896 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Board of Alderman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2) |
| • Land | 1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 617 |
| • Density | 382.04/sq mi (147.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-61055 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407527 |
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Pleasant Hill is a village in Sabine Parish in western Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the village was 1,232. It is best known for the Battle of Pleasant Hill, a significant battle during the American Civil War on April 9, 1864.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.0 km2), all land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 300 | — | |
| 1910 | 442 | 47.3% | |
| 1920 | 554 | 25.3% | |
| 1930 | 807 | 45.7% | |
| 1940 | 737 | −8.7% | |
| 1950 | 856 | 16.1% | |
| 1960 | 907 | 6.0% | |
| 1970 | 826 | −8.9% | |
| 1980 | 776 | −6.1% | |
| 1990 | 824 | 6.2% | |
| 2000 | 786 | −4.6% | |
| 2010 | 723 | −8.0% | |
| 2020 | 617 | −14.7% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 306 | 49.59% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 274 | 44.41% |
| Native American | 5 | 0.81% |
| Other/Mixed | 21 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 1.78% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 617 people, 273 households, and 122 families residing in the village.
Education
Public schools in Sabine Parish are operated by the Sabine Parish School Board. The village of Pleasant Hill is zoned to Pleasant Hill High School (Grades PK-12).
Notable people
- Oscar K. Allen, governor of Louisiana from 1932–1936, taught school for a time at Pleasant Hill in the first decade of the 20th century.
- Edgar Hull, co-founder of both the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, practiced medicine in Pleasant Hill from 1929-1931.
See also
In Spanish: Pleasant Hill (Luisiana) para niños
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