Tensas County Information
Tensas in
Louisiana occupies
641 square miles and has a 2006 population of
6,138, a change from a 2000 population of
6,618 and
7,103 in 1990.
17.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.1% percent is 25-35, and
11.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
29 acts of violent crime reported in
Tensas in 2004, a change from
27 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
164 people:
7.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
7.1%.
Read more about
Tensas, Louisiana in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Tensas | |
| State | Louisiana | |
| Land Area | 641 sq. miles | Ranked 1,603 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 6,138 | Ranked 2,756 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 6,117 | |
| Population 2000 | 6,618 | Ranked 2,726 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 7,103 | Ranked 2,645 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 42.8% | |
| African American | 56.7% | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | % | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.7% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 17.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.9% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.3% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 29 | 27 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 2 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 2 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 25 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 76 | 65 |
| Burglaries | 20 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 53 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 3 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 2,301 | 2,473 |
| Unemployed Population | 164 | 176 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.1% | 7.1% |
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