ZIP Code 71360

Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located across the Red River from the larger Alexandria. The population was 14,555 at the 2010 census. It had been 13,829 in 2000; population hence grew by 5 percent over the preceding decade. The Central Louisiana State Hospital, the Pinecrest Supports and Services Center, the Huey P. Long Memorial Hospital (closed), the Alexandria Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Alexandria National Cemetery are all located in Pineville. The city is also home to several large non-government employers including Baker Manufacturing, Procter & Gamble, Crest Industries, and Dresser Industrial Valve. Louisiana Maneuvers Museum provides insight into the huge maneuvers that prepared the United States for World War II. The only museum in the entire state of Louisiana dedicated to municipal government is the Old Town Hall Museum "is dedicated to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, known for his organizational skills" Pineville is located at 31°2020N 92°2445W (31.338781, 92.412485).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.1 square miles (31.3 km²), of which 11.5 square miles. (29.7 km²) is land and 0.6 square mile (1.6km²) (4.97%) is water. Pineville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Original LSU in Pineville

Pineville is the primary city name, but also Camp Beauregard, Cp Beauregard, Kolin are acceptable city names or spellings, Esler, Green Gables, Kingsville, Lakeside, Paradise on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is City of Pineville. Louisiana State University was founded by the Louisiana General Assembly in 1853. It was founded under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy and was located near Pineville. The first academic session began on January 2, 1860, with General William Tecumseh Sherman of Ohio as superintendent. The university is now located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but was founded in Pineville, Louisiana. It is one of the largest universities in the United States, with more than 4,000 students. It also has a satellite campus in New Orleans, where it is based. It has been the subject of several films, including "The Graduate" and "The Descendants," starring Tom Hanks and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, as well as the TV series "Scooby-Doo," "The Mask," and "Crimson Tide," among others. The University of Louisiana at Pineville is located near the campus of Louisiana State University in Lafayette, which opened in 1854. The campus is now home to the Louisiana Institute of Technology, which was established in 1855. The LSU campus is also known as the Louisiana State Agricultural and Mechanical College, which began in 1858. The school's mascot is the Tiger, and the mascot is a tiger. The mascot's name is "The Tiger" and the school's colors are red, white, and blue. The student body is known as "The Tigers" and has a mascot of the same name, "The Fighting Tigers".

Geography

Pineville is located at 31°2020N 92°2445W (31.338781, 92.412485).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.1 square miles (31.3 km²) Pineville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, the town has a warm to hot and humid summers and mild winters. The city is located on the U.S. Louisiana Mississippi railroad line, which runs through Pineville. Pineville is one of the few towns in the state to have a post office, which opened in 1881. The town is also home to the University of Louisiana at Pineville, which was founded in 1883. The University of Mississippi is located in Pineville and has a campus of the College of Medicine and Dentistry. The university has a post-graduate program in the School of Medicine, which began in 1891. It is the oldest university in the U S. and the only one in the South to offer a doctorate degree in the field of medicine. It has a population of 2,816. The U.N. World Health Organization has designated Pineville as a city of special significance. The United States Census Bureau estimates that Pineville's population is 2,716. It was the first city in the Mississippi River valley to reach 10,000 in the late 1800s.

Demographics

As of the 2000 U.S. census, there were 13,829 people, 4,994 households, and 3,121 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 69.57% White, 26.08% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.90% Asian,0.09% Pacific Islander, and 1.55% from two or more races. There were 5,448 housing units at an average density of 474.6 per square mile (183.2/km²) The city's median income was $29,159, and the median income for a family was $37,735. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 13. 1% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.00. The per capita income for the city is $15,969. About 14.3%. of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5%. of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those age 65 or over. The city has a population of 14,384 people, and as of the 2020 United States census is expected to be 15,000 people.

Museums

Pineville houses two unique museums. The Louisiana Maneuvers Museum provides insight into the huge maneuvers that prepared the United States for World War II. Old Town Hall Museum is the only museum in the entire state of Louisiana dedicated to municipal government. The museum is located on the town's main street, which is known as the "Main Street of Pineville" The town has a population of 2,000. It is located in the central part of the town, near the junction of I-10 and I-20. The town is home to the University of Louisiana at Pineville, which was founded in 1876. The university is located at the base of the Pineville Dam. It was the site of the Battle of the Bulge, which took place in 1875. The city is also known for its architecture, which dates back to the 19th century. It has been home to a number of museums, including the Louisiana Museum of Fine Arts and the Louisiana State Museum of Natural History, which opened in 1881. It also houses the Museum of American History, a museum dedicated to the history of the Louisiana state and Louisiana Territory. The Museum of Louisiana History is also located in Pineville and is called the "Louisiana Museum of History and Natural History" It was built in 1878. The first museum opened in the town in 1879 and is the oldest in the state. The current museum was opened in 1896 and is on the same site as the former one. It houses a collection of artifacts from the Louisiana Army Depot.

Government and infrastructure

From 1939 to 2014, the former Huey P. Long Medical Center, a state charity hospital named for Governor and U.S. Senator Huey Pierce Long, Jr., operated on Main Street in Pineville. Officials are seeking to have the structure placed into the National Register of Historic Places. The Curtis-Coleman Memorial Bridge, the replacement for the former O. K. Allen Bridge, links Alexandria and Pineville across the Red River. The bridge is named for two African-American politicians, former state Representative Israel "Bo" Curtis of Alexandria and Lemon Coleman (1935-2015) The first Black person to serve on the Pineville City Council unseated the white incumbent, William George "Willie" Goleman (1899-1976), a fellow Democrat, in the 1974 election in a majority white-voter council district. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections J. Levy Dabadie Correctional Center was located on the property of Camp Beauregard and inpineville. It closed in July 2012. It was the state's second-largest prison, after the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Shreveport. The state's largest prison was the Louisiana Correctional Center, which was located at the University of Louisiana-Shreveport and closed in 2007. It had a capacity of 1,500 inmates. It is the largest prison in the state, surpassing the previous record set by the Louisiana state penitentiary, which had 1,000 inmates in 2008.

National Guard

Located adjacent to the city is Camp Beauregard. Operated by the Louisiana Army National Guard, it is the headquarters of the 225th Engineer Brigade. It is one of the largest engineer units in the US Army. The base is also home to the U.S. Air Force's 1st Airborne Division, which is based in the Louisiana Air National Guard Base. It has a total of 2,000 troops. It was built in the 1950s and 1960s as a training base for the Air Force and Air Force Reserve. It also hosts the Louisiana National Guard's 2nd Air Force Base, which was established in the 1970s and is located in the state's capital, Shreveport. It's home to a number of military installations, including the Louisiana State Air Guard Base, and the University of Louisiana-Shreveport, which has a base in the town of Beaumont. The U.N. Embassy in New Orleans is based at the base, as is the US Air Force base in Shreveporter, Louisiana. The Louisiana Air Force Station is also located at Camp BeAuregard, and is home to several other military bases, including Fort Polk and Fort Sainte-Marie, Louisiana, and Fort McHenry, Texas. The US Army uses the base as a base for military exercises and training in the Gulf Coast region of Louisiana and the Louisiana Gulf Coast, and it is also the home of the Louisiana Navy and Army Air Force bases.

Education

In 1906, the Southern Baptistaffiliated Louisiana College opened in Pineville. The Rapides Parish School Board operates public schools in the parish. The town has a population of about 2,000. The community has a history of being involved in the civil rights movement and the Civil Rights Movement. It is also known as the birthplace of Elvis Presley, who was born in the town in 1903. The city has a reputation for being a hotbed of illegal activity and drug use. It also has a long history of violence, particularly against African-Americans. The area is home to the Louisiana State University, which was founded in 1883. It was later known as Louisiana State College, which opened in 1894. It later became the University of Louisiana-Pineville, a public institution. The village also has its own version of the Louisiana Supreme Court, which is based in the city. It has been known to issue subpoenas and other charges against people who commit crimes in the area. The parish has a tradition of being active in the community, especially in the arts and sciences. It's known as "the birthplace of the civil Rights Movement," which began in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and is still active in some areas of the state. It opened its doors to African-American students in the 1920s and 1930s. In the 1940s, it opened a branch of the college in the small town of Pineville, Louisiana, which became known as Pineville State College.

Liquor sales in restaurants

Until a special election held on October 19, 2013, Pineville had long been a fully dry city, with no alcohol available legally in the community. The late Mayor Fred Baden was particularly known for his opposition to liquor sales. Mayor Clarence Fields pushed for another referendum to permit the sale of liquor in restaurants. The measure was roundly approved by voters in the special election, 1,849 (78 percent) to 515 (22 percent)Nine restaurants in Pineville have received permits to serve alcohol since January 2014. According to Fields, members of the clergy, including city council member Nathan Martin of the Christian Challenge Worship Center, did not oppose the call for liquor sales: "We've had a lot of conversations with our religious community, and all of the ministers I have spoken with are favorable," Fields said. The liquor referendum was authored by State Senator Rick Gallot. Gallot's Senate Bill 116 allows cities within the population range of 13,500 to 16,500. to call for an election to permit restaurants to sell alcoholic beverages. The Pineville City Council then voted unanimously to place the referendum on the specialelection ballot. In the previous referendum in 1981, liquor sales in restaurants had not been one of the options available for consideration. The vote was held in the wake of the death of Mayor Baden, who was known for being anti-liquor sales. It was held nearly four years after Baden's death, and was held on the anniversary of his death.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana = 97. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 48. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 91. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Pineville = 6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 14,384 individuals with a median age of 36.3 age the population grows by 3.67% in Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,139.96 residents per square mile of area (440.15/km²). There are average 2.25 people per household in the 5,479 households with an average household income of $36,401 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.30% of the available work force and has dropped -4.75% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 24.20%. The number of physicians in Pineville per 100,000 population = 264.5.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Pineville = 58.2 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.5 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 99. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 210. 93 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 38.7 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 18, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana which are owned by the occupant = 51.88%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 36 years with median home cost = $94,540 and home appreciation of -1.28%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $2.69 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,558 per student. There are 14.7 students for each teacher in the school, 448 students for each Librarian and 210 students for each Counselor. 3.72% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 13.05% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 7.22% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).