Plain Dealing, Louisiana
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Plain Dealing is a town in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 893 in 2020.[1] It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan statistical area.
History
In 1839, George Oglethorpe Gilmer and his son, James Blair Gilmer, bought 5,000 acres of this land—then described as a "vast, unsettled wilderness"—from the United States government, calling a portion of this acreage "Plain Dealing" after the family's Virginia plantation.[2][3] The "Plain Dealing" name became official when the town was formally chartered on April 24, 1890.[2]
On March 26, 1893, during an evening school dance at Plain Dealing High School, a fight broke out. Two students were shot and killed immediately, two more were fatally wounded, and an instructor was wounded.[4]
Geography
Plain Dealing is Script error: No such module "convert". south of the Arkansas border and Script error: No such module "convert". north of Shreveport.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.26%, is water.[5]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Plain Dealing has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Plain Dealing was Script error: No such module "convert". on August 10, 1936, while the coldest temperature recorded was Script error: No such module "convert". on February 13, 1899.[6] The record high temperature is also the highest temperature ever recorded in Louisiana.[7]
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Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 258 | — | |
| 1910 | 474 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 655 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 1,412 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 1,085 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 1,321 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 1,357 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 1,300 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 1,213 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 1,074 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 1,071 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 1,015 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 893 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
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| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 440 | 49.27% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 414 | 46.58% |
| Other/Mixed | 22 | 2.46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 1.68% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 893 people, 424 households, and 192 families residing in the town.[1]
Education
The community is in the Bossier Parish School District.[9] There is one school in the community, Plain Dealing High School, which covers grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12.[10] Its attendance boundary includes all of Plain Dealing.[11]
White and black students had separate K-12 schools, under educational segregation in the United States. White students went to Plain Dealing High School, then K-12, while black students went to Carrie Martin High School, a K-12 school established in 1952 by its namesake. In 1969 the white and black schools were consolidated into a single school with two campuses, later separated into Plain Dealing Elementary School and Plain Dealing High School. The elementary school was renamed Carrie Martin Elementary School in 2003.[12] In 2017 the district announced that it will merge Martin Elementary into Plain Dealing High, and stop using the former elementary facility.[13]
Notable people
- William Benton Boggs (1854–1922), first mayor of Plain Dealing in 1890[14]
- Ryan Gatti (born 1974), state senator from Bossier City since 2016
- Booker T. Huffman Jr aka Booker T, American professional wrestler[15]
- A. P. Tugwell (1889–1976), the longest-serving Louisiana state treasurer
- Joseph David "Joe" Waggonner, Jr. (1918–2007), a former congressman
- W. E. "Willie" Waggonner (1905–1976), sheriff of Bossier Parish from 1948 until his death in office
- Greg Stumon (born 1963), retired defensive end Canadian Football League
References
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