Bienville Parish, Louisiana
11 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 12,638
- Median household income
- $35,011
- ±3,199
- Unemployed
- 6.3%
- 296 of 4,723 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 65.7%
- 3,651 of 5,556 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parish of Bienville | 12,776 (2021) | 100 Courthouse Dr, Arcadia | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 10
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Arcadia | 2,657 (2021) | Po Box 767, Arcadia | Website |
| Town of Gibsland | 763 (2021) | Po Box 309, Gibsland | — |
| Town of Mt Lebanon | 67 (2021) | Po Box 60, Gibsland | — |
| Town of Ringgold | 1,345 (2021) | Po Box 565, Ringgold | — |
| Village of Bienville | 189 (2021) | Po Box 207, Bienville | — |
| Village of Bryceland | 87 (2021) | 100 Fire Station Rd, Bryceland | — |
| Village of Castor | 229 (2021) | Po Box 216, Castor | — |
| Village of Jamestown | 93 (2021) | Po Box 5128, Jamestown | — |
| Village of Lucky | 249 (2021) | 13132 Highway 4, Castor | — |
| Village of Saline | 264 (2021) | Po Box 118, Saline | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Bienville Parish
School district8 schools
1956 First Street, Arcadia, LA, 71001
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
South Bossier Farmer's Market (1145 Hwy 527 Elm Grove) · Bossier City Farmers Market (2950 E Texas St Bossier City) · Bossier City Farmers Market (Bossier City) · and 1 more
Ruston Farmers Market (220 East Mississippi Ruston)
Cane River Green Market (700 Second Street P.O. Box 37 Natchitoches)
Winn Farmers' Market (301 West Main Street Office: 119 West Main Suite 4 Winnfield)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.