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Merrydale, Louisiana
8,614 Black residents · 93.4% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 9,227 people in Merrydale, Louisiana, and 8,614 of them — 93.4% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Merrydale is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 9,227 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,614 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 93.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Louisiana places | 23 of 488 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Merrydale: 9,169 Black residents in 2010 and 8,614 in 2020. The population declined by 6.1%, and the Black share in Merrydale moved from 93.8% to 93.4%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Merrydale stands in the gazetteer as one of the 488 places the Census Bureau counts in Louisiana. Merrydale's Black population of 8,614 ranks 23 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Merrydale as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
The institutions of Merrydale — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 9,227 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Merrydale: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.