Caldwell Parish, Louisiana


Caldwell Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of 2020, its population was 9,645. The parish seat is Columbia.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Major highways

Towns

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the parish had a population of 9,645, 3,752 households, and 2,534 families. The median age was 41.2 years, 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 18.9% were 65 years of age or older; for every 100 females there were 108.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 107.3 males age 18 and over.
There were 4,583 housing units, of which 18.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 76.7% were owner-occupied and 23.3% were renter-occupied; the homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.4%. About 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
<0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
The racial makeup of the parish was 79.3% White, 15.9% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 3.6% from two or more races; Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.3% of the population.

Racial and ethnic composition

Race / Ethnicity Pop 1980Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone 8,6287,8688,3968,0457,55180.18%80.20%79.51%79.40%78.29%
Black or African American alone 1,9581,7601,8841,7351,52818.20%17.94%17.84%17.12%15.84%
Native American or Alaska Native alone 194719190.01%0.09%0.45%0.19%0.20%
Asian alone 13121525420.12%0.12%0.14%0.25%0.44%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone xx003xx0.00%0.00%0.03%
Other race alone 014260.00%0.01%0.04%0.02%0.06%
Mixed race or Multiracial xx5784275xx0.54%0.83%2.85%
Hispanic or Latino 1611601572222211.50%1.63%1.49%2.19%2.29%
Total10,7619,81010,56010,1329,645 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 10,560 people, 3,941 households, and 2,817 families residing in the parish. The population density was. There were 5,035 housing units at an average density of.
In 2000, the racial makeup of the parish was 80.43% White, 17.90% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.47% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 1.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Law enforcement

The Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency of the parish.

Politics

Caldwell Parish has been a Republican stronghold since the 1960s. Bill Clinton carried it in 1992 and 1996, which was partly due to heavy third-party presence in those presidential elections. Since then, the Republican strength in the Parish has improved in every single election, with Donald Trump obtaining nearly 86% of the vote in 2024.

Notable people