Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
454 people live in this town, settled in 1906.
Longville’s age of the median resident is 55.1 years, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 37.8 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 162 Louisiana towns, just 3 have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Longville. Longville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1935 on.
Longville is unincorporated, so Beauregard Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Longville.
18% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 27% across Louisiana. People 65 and older are nearly a third of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide).
Somewhere between 24% and 48% women
The Census survey reached too few of Longville’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.4 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Longville | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.5% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 1.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.3% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.9% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.6% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 24.9% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.4% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.4% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 48.8% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 1.6% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0.8% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Half commute less than 28 miles. Longville: 7.9% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are DeRidder (18%), Lake Charles (12%) and Lafayette (3%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 2.8%.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 40° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Federal aid has come to Longville households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2020. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 46% come from inland flooding and 16% from hurricanes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among adults in Longville, 20% worry about having enough food. Against the Louisiana average, Longville comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 8. In Longville, 21% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 18% report frequent physical distress. Only 8 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Longville.
| Longville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| What stands out | Longville | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 13.3% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.9% | 12.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.7 miles of trail. Longville’s trail density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Longville; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Longville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Where Longville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Longville is a census-designated place in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Longville had a population of 545. Longville has four schools: South Beauregard Lower Elementary, South Beauregard Upper Elementary, South Beauregard Junior High, and South Beauregard High School, which are all on one campus.
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Longville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Dan McCorquodale and Bob McCoy.