Zwolle, Louisiana
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- For other places named Zwolle, see Zwolle (disambiguation).
The late Louisiana lieutenant governor, state auditor, and education superintendent William J. "Bill" Dodd graduated from Zwolle High School.
Geography
Zwolle is located at (31.635134, -93.642560)[Geographic references#1GR1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.5 km² (3.7 mi²). 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (11.99%) is water.
'''Visit Zwolle's web site: www.zwollela.com Find out all about the area including the local festivals'''
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 1,783 people, 630 households, and 437 families residing in the town. The population density was 213.1/km² (552.6/mi²). There were 725 housing units at an average density of 86.7/km² (224.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 33.37% White, 47.17% African American, 16.38% Native American, 1.07% from other races, and 2.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.17% of the population.There were 630 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were married couples living together, 27.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.36.
In the town the population was spread out with 35.5% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 82.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $15,843, and the median income for a family was $17,326. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $14,922 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,042. About 37.7% of families and 40.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 52.8% of those under age 18 and 35.9% of those age 65 or over.
Grady Hill
Grady Hill is located Southeast of Zwolle, It's a really pretty place in the Day and the perfect place to Stargaze at Night. Though most of the Stargazers who have come back to Zwolle after their stargazing night say they will never go out there again. There's a story about a woman who had a baby and her husband took her baby and killed it. The woman went looking for the baby and found the man in a boat with the dead baby. No one knows what happends between them, but the story ends with the woman known as the Crying Woman, walks around Grady Hill crying for her baby. Almost all People all over the town of Zwolle claim to have heard her. And some claim to have seen her. Some say it isn't true, but most who have said that haven't ever visited Grady Hill. Zwolle is a widely attraction for Ghost hunters all over the world.External links
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- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
- * Satellite image from [Google Maps] or [Windows Live Local]
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