Dubach, Louisiana
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Town of Dubach
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Dogtrot house, Dubach, LA IMG 2552.JPG
| imagesize = 250px
| image_caption = Dubach: Dogtrot Capital of the World
| image_map = File:Lincoln Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Dubach Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption = Location of Dubach in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
| image_map1 = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
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| map_caption1 = Location of Louisiana in the United States
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2 = Parish
| subdivision_name2 = Lincoln
| established_title = Founded
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| leader_title = Mayor
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 4.87
| area_total_sq_mi = 1.88
| area_land_km2 = 4.71
| area_land_sq_mi = 1.82
| area_water_km2 = 0.16
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.06
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 908
| population_density_km2 = 192.94
| population_density_sq_mi = 499.72
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| timezone = CST
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_ft = 128
| coordinates = {{coord|32|42|07|N|92|39|27|W|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| area_code = 318
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 22-21800
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 2406398{{GNIS|2406398}}
| website = http://www.dubachla.com
| footnotes =
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Dubach is a town in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 908 in 2020. Dubach is part of the Ruston micropolitan statistical area.
History
Although there were settlers in the Dubach area as early as the late-1840s, the town's origins date to the arrival of the Arkansas Southern Railway in 1898. With the coming of the railroad, the way was opened for the development of the lumber industry. In 1899, Fred B. Dubach, a lumberman from St. Louis, Missouri, arrived in the area and started the Dubach Lumber Company. Shortly thereafter he built a large house and a lumber mill was located across the road. An old aerial photograph indicates that the lumber mill was by far the largest building in town and visually dominated the townscape. Undoubtedly the Dubach Lumber Company was a major factor in the growth and development of what in 1901 was chartered as the town of Dubach. A few years later (c. 1906), Dubach sold his mill and home and returned to St, Louis. Dubach's home still stands and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The sawmill no longer exists.
In the fall of 2005, Dubach voters defeated a bond issue that would have funded renovations to Hico Elementary and Dubach High schools. Despite a well-spoken campaign by high school principal Donna Doss, voters killed the issue by a wide margin. Local media speculated that the economic effects of Hurricane Katrina may have swayed voters to err on the side of caution with regards to new taxation. The high school closed and students now attend Ruston High School. Only Dubach Elementary School remains.
File:Dubach, LA water tower IMG 2554.JPG|Water tower
File:Dubach, LA, Town Hall IMG 2567.JPG|Town Hall
File:Dubach, LA, High School IMG 2556.JPG|Dubach High School
File:Dubach Fifteen Hundred Feet.jpg|Aerial View of Dubach, Louisiana
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (2.72%) is water.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 714
|1920= 726
|1930= 608
|1940= 749
|1950= 703
|1960= 1013
|1970= 1096
|1980= 1161
|1990= 843
|2000= 800
|2010= 961
|2020= 908
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Dubach racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2221800&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=data.census.gov}} !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |
| scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 473 | 52.09% |
|---|
| scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 354 | 38.99% |
| scope="row"| Asian
| 3 | 0.33% |
| scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 52 | 5.73% |
| scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 26 | 2.86% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 908 people, 387 households, and 241 families residing in the town.
Arts and culture
File:Dogtrot house, Dubach, LA IMG 2552.JPG on display off U.S. Route 167 in Dubach]]
The Autrey house (and museum) just west of town is the oldest home in the area and is an excellent example of the early and rare form of frontier architecture.
=Festivals=
Dubach is also home to the Louisiana Chicken Festival, held in late September.
Notable people
- Bill Doss, an American rock musician and native of Dubach.Wikipedia
- Dixie Garr, Technology Executive{{Cite web|url=https://innov8tiv.com/dixie-garr-mapping-future/|title=Dixie Garr: Mapping her Future|last=Johnson|first=Maya|date=August 22, 2014|website=Innov8tiv|language=en-US|access-date=February 24, 2020}}
- Willis Reed, former New York Knicks center and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
References
External links
- [http://www.dubachla.com Town of Dubach]
{{Lincoln Parish, Louisiana}}
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