Cotton Valley, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
Town of Cotton Valley | |
Coordinates: 32°48′52″N 93°25′17″W / 32.81444°N 93.42139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Webster |
Government | |
Area | |
• Total | 2.65 sq mi (6.85 km2) |
• Land | 2.63 sq mi (6.82 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 787 |
• Density | 299.01/sq mi (115.45/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
Area code | 318 |
FIPS code | 22-17915 |
Website | cottonvalleylouisiana.net (archived) |
Cotton Valley is a town in central Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,010 at the 2010 census.
Cotton Valley was established in the mid-19th century, and incorporated in 1944 when J. B. Roby, a Democrat, became its first mayor. [2] In 1946, Roby was succeeded by A. C. Borland, [3] who served a total of 22 years. An insurance agent, Borland did not seek reelection in 1968 and was succeeded by E. M. Hollingsworth. [4] Borland was credited with the building of the Cotton Valley city hall, recreation center and municipal park. [5] Keith Chanler {Republican} was elected mayor in 2000 and again in 2004 and chose not to run in 2008. Comerdis Phillips was elected mayor in 2008 [6] Joseph Alexander became mayor in 2016. [7]
Cotton Valley was the home of the former Marlon Pope Special Learning Center, [8] named for Chester Marlon Pope, a civic leader and Republican member of the Webster Parish School Board. [9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), all land.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1930 | 1,133 | — | |
1950 | 1,188 | — | |
1960 | 1,145 | −3.6% | |
1970 | 1,261 | 10.1% | |
1980 | 1,445 | 14.6% | |
1990 | 1,130 | −21.8% | |
2000 | 1,189 | 5.2% | |
2010 | 1,009 | −15.1% | |
2020 | 787 | −22.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [10] |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 380 | 48.28% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 362 | 46.0% |
Native American | 15 | 1.91% |
Other/Mixed | 18 | 2.29% |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 1.52% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 787 people, 444 households, and 289 families residing in the town.
A public library replaced the former facility in the old office of Dr. John Pugh, a long-time Cotton Valley physician, who began his practice in 1902. [12]