Echo (also Bijou, Bijou Station) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 352.[3]
Echo, Louisiana | |
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Census-designated place | |
Echo, Louisiana Echo, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 31°06′37″N 92°14′30″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Rapides |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2) |
| • Land | 1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 352 |
| • Density | 202.07/sq mi (78.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 71330 |
| Area code | 318 |
| GNIS feature ID | 534761[2] |
Its ZIP code is 71330.[4]
In 1907 a mob lynched Henry Johnson, a middle-aged negro man was taken from jail by a mob of 150 white men, who shot him around 50 times.[5]
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 352 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2020[7] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020[7] | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 309 | 87.78% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 16 | 4.55% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 2 | 0.57% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 20 | 5.68% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5 | 1.42% |
| Total | 352 | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
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Parish seat: Alexandria | ||
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