Madison Parish, Louisiana
Demographics
Because of limited job opportunities as agriculture has mechanized and the Chicago Lumber Mill closed, the parish population has declined overall by about one-third since its peak in 1980.

Madison Parish, Louisiana

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: Because of limited job opportunities as agriculture has mechanized and the Chicago Lumber Mill closed, the parish population has declined overall by about one-third since its peak in 1980.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1840	5,142	—

1850	8,773	70.6%

1860	14,133	61.1%

1870	8,600	−39.1%

1880	13,906	61.7%

1890	14,135	1.6%

1900	12,322	−12.8%

1910	10,676	−13.4%

1920	10,829	1.4%

1930	14,829	36.9%

1940	18,443	24.4%

1950	17,451	−5.4%

1960	16,444	−5.8%

1970	15,065	−8.4%

1980	15,975	6.0%

1990	12,463	−22.0%

2000	13,728	10.2%

2010	12,093	−11.9%

Est. 2016	11,528	−4.7%

U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

Sentence(s)

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,728 people, residing in the parish.

final_sentence: As of the census of 2000, there were 13,728 people, residing in the parish.