Tensas Parish, Louisiana
5 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
- 3,935
- Median household income
- $36,615
- ±4,366
- Unemployed
- 11.4%
- 128 of 1,119 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 70.0%
- 1,105 of 1,578 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 Tensas | 4,043 (2021) | 212 Hancock St, Saint Joseph | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Newellton | 857 (2021) | Po Box 477, Newellton | — |
| Town of St Joseph | 817 (2021) | Po Box 217, Saint Joseph | — |
| Town of Waterproof | 527 (2021) | Po Box 248, Waterproof | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Bruin Recreation and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 38, Saint Joseph | — |
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
Tensas Parish
School district2 schools
512 Plank Road, St. Joseph, LA, 71366
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
ASUEP Natchez Farmers Market (199 St. Catherine Street Natchez) · Natchez Farmers' Market (Natchez)
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.