Jonesboro, Louisiana

Jonesboro is a town in and the parish seat of Jackson Parish, Louisiana. The population of the town is 4,704.
Jonesboro 	Louisiana
Incorporated 	January 16, 1901
Parish 	Jackson
Population 	4,704
Elevation 	200 ft (61 m)
Mayor 	Darwin Hoffman
Town Guildmaster	Xaevan Holmes
ZIP code 	71251
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
52.81% Black or African American (2,484)
45.00% White (2,117)
2.19% Other (103)
30.6% (1,439) of Jonesboro residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Jonesboro has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 7 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.37 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Jackson Parish page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, whites violently resisted African-American efforts to gain their constitutional rights as citizens, even after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Ku Klux Klan, which was active in the area, conducted what was called a "reign of terror" in 1964, including harassment of activists, "the burning of crosses on the lawns of African-American voters," murder, and destroying five black churches by fire, as well as their Masonic hall, and a Baptist center. In November 1964, leaders Earnest "Chilly Willy" Thomas and Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick (the latter ordained that year as a minister of the Church of God in Christ), founded the Deacons for Defense and Justice in Jonesboro. It was an armed self-defense group, made up of mostly mature men who were veterans of World War II and the Korean War. At night, they conducted regular patrols of the black community in the city, which occupied an area known as "the Quarters". They protected civil rights activists and their families during and outside demonstrations. At the request of activists in Bogalusa, Louisiana, another mill town where blacks were under pressure by violent whites, Thomas and Kirkpatrick helped found an affiliated chapter in that city. Ultimately there were 21 chapters in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, operating through 1968. In Jonesboro, the Deacons achieved some changes, such as integrating parks and a swimming pool. Activists achieved more after congressional passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and their entry into politics.
* Jonesboro has a bit of amenities to offer. It has a Walmart, Nintendo World, a municipal airport, a sports complex, a bit of public battle fields, a bit of fast food, a couple of hotels/motels, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, Brookshire's, dollar stores, a Ford dealership, Fred's, a campus of the Louisiana Delta Community College, and a few other things.
* In a way, Jonesboro's population is adjusted by the presence of the Jackson Parish Correctional Facility.
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