Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, Louisiana facts for kids
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Pleasant Hill, Louisiana
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| Village of Pleasant Hill | |
Pleasant Hill water tower
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| Nickname(s):
P. Hill
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| Motto(s):
Come Enjoy the Experience.
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Location of Pleasant Hill in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
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Location of Louisiana in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Sabine |
| Founded | 1844 |
| Incorporated | 1893 |
| Founded by | John Jordan |
| Named for | The rolling hills |
| 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 |
Pleasant Hill is a village in Sabine Parish in western Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 1,232. It is best known as the site of The Battle of Pleasant Hill, fought in April 1864.
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History
Pleasant Hill was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War west of the Mississippi River. Every April, a reenactment of the battle is held. It is one of the few reenactments staged at the actual battlefield of the engagement.
The Pleasant High School Lady Eagles won the 2006-2007 Class C State Basketball Championship on March 3, with their record of 36-5, for the first time in eighteen years.They also won the Class C State Track & Field Championship that same year. These championships were won under the leadership of Coach Sheryl A. Scott, a resident of Pleasant Hill.
The Pleasant High School Mighty Eagles won the 2011 Class C State Basketball Championship, for the first time in sixteen years. They defeated Family Christian with a score of 79-61. This championship was won under the leadership of Coach Brian S. Williams.
The Pleasant Hill Lady Eagles once again were afforded the opportunity to win the 2014-2015 Class C State Championship; however was unsuccessful in their attempt, and claimed the Class C State Runner-up title instead. This title was won under the leadership of Coach Jeremy Leach and Assistant Coach Laneisha Holmes.
Pleasant Hill is the birthplace and burial site of the legendary Shreveport minister D. L. Dykes, Jr., who pastored the large First United Methodist Church there from 1955-1984. Dykes was a pioneer of television ministry and a voice for racial harmony during the civil rights movement.
Geography
Pleasant Hill is located at 31°49′5″N 93°31′0″W / 31.81806°N 93.51667°W (31.818013, -93.516715).
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 [1] (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.
Images for kids
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Entrance to Pleasant Hill Battle Park
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Pleasant Hill Town Hall
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Pleasant Hill High School
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First Baptist Church in Pleasant Hill
See also
In Spanish: Pleasant Hill (Luisiana) para niños
