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{{distinguish|Natchez, Mississippi}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Natchez, Louisiana
| official_name = Village of Natchez
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Patsy Ward Hoover (No Party)
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| elevation_ft = 105
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| population_rank = [[Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana#Communities|NC]]: 4th
| population_density_km2 = 182.91
| population_density_sq_mi = 473.84
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| area_code = [[Area code 318|318]]
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'''Natchez''' is a village in [[Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana]], United States.<ref name=GNIS1/> The population was 597 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is part of the [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. The village and parish are part of the [[Cane River National Heritage Area]] and located on [[Isle Brevelle]].
== History ==
This village is one of the oldest communities in the territory covered by the [[Louisiana Purchase]], and is part of the Cane River National Heritage Area. The Côte Joyeuse (English: ''Joyous Coast'') area was home to the earliest French planters in Louisiana.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|date=August 14, 1973|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cherokee Plantation|url={{NRHP url|id=73000869}}|access-date=June 23, 2021|publisher=[[National Park Service]], [[U.S. Department of the Interior]]}} (with 14 {{NRHP url|id=73000869|photos=y|title=accompanying photos}})</ref> Some of the plantations (or former plantations) in Natchez include the [[Oakland Plantation (Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana)|Oakland Plantation]] (1818),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oakland Plantation|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/caneriver/oak.htm|website=Cane River National Heritage Area|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> [[Cherokee Plantation (Natchez, Louisiana)|Cherokee Plantation]] (c. 1825),<ref name="nrhpdoc" /> [[Oaklawn Plantation (Natchez, Louisiana)|Oaklawn Plantation]] (1830),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oaklawn Plantation|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/caneriver/lwn.htm|website=Cane River National Heritage Area|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> [[Cedar Bend Plantation]] (1850)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cedar Bend Plantation|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/88001049|access-date=June 23, 2021|website=NPGallery Digital Asset Management System|publisher=National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior}}</ref> and the Atahoe Plantation (1873).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Switzer|first=Ronald R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=taC3DwAAQBAJ|title=Arkansas, Forgotten Land of Plenty: Settlement and Economic Development, 1540-1900|date=October 10, 2019|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-7701-9|language=en}}</ref>
The [[St. Augustine Parish (Isle Brevelle) Church|Isle Brevelle church]] in Natchez was established in 1803 by Augustin Métoyer and church services been held continuously since then.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Creoles in the Cane River Region|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/caneriver/creoleculture.htm|website=Cane River National Heritage Area|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> It is the oldest church in the United States that was founded by and for the mixed-Creole people. The church was built by sons of Métoyer and [[Marie Thérèse Metoyer|Marie Thérèse Coincoin]]. Because of the significance of the Créole church's history and its centrality in the life of the community, it is featured on the [[Louisiana African American Heritage Trail]].
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1980= 527
|1990= 434
|2000= 583
|2010= 597
|2020= 489
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Natchez racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2253510&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 15
| 3.07%
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!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 456
| 93.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 12
| 2.45%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 6
| 1.23%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 489 people, 253 households, and 130 families residing in the village.
===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 583 people, 227 households, and 140 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|542.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 264 housing units at an average density of {{convert|245.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 4.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 91.94% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.03% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.20% of the population.
There were 227 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 26.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.42.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.9% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $16,786, and the median income for a family was $19,643. Men had a median income of $20,938 versus $13,167 for Women. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $7,625. About 31.5% of families and 39.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 47.2% of those under age 18 and 58.1% of those age 65 or over.
== Notable people ==
* [[J. Isaac Friedman]] (1871–1949), politician, served in the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from 1908 to 1916; born in Natchez.
* [[Leon Friedman (politician)|Leon Friedman]] (1886–1948), politician, served in the Louisiana House of Representatives, from 1932 to 1940; born in Natchez.
* [[Anne des Cadeaux]] (unknown-1754), Native American woman from the Adays and early settler of Natchitoches, New France. Buried on Isle Brevelle.
==See also==
*[[Cane River National Heritage Area]]
*[[Louisiana African American Heritage Trail]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana]]
* [[Bayou Brevelle]]
* [[Isle Brevelle]]
* [[Adai Caddo Indian Nation]]
== References ==
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{{Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana}}
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[[Category:Villages in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Cane River National Heritage Area]]
[[Category:Louisiana African American Heritage Trail]]
[[Category:Populated places in Ark-La-Tex]]
[[Category:Villages in Louisiana]]