Union Parish, Louisiana
7 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 20,821
- Median household income
- $42,885
- ±5,860
- Unemployed
- 5.1%
- 419 of 8,254 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 64.1%
- 5,452 of 8,508 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 Union | 21,091 (2021) | Po Box 723, Farmerville | — |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Bernice | 1,337 (2021) | Po Box 633, Bernice | Website |
| Town of Farmerville | 3,318 (2021) | Po Box 427, Farmerville | Website |
| Town of Marion | 622 (2021) | 398 Main St, Marion | Website |
| Village of Downsville | 119 (2021) | Po Box 128, Downsville | — |
| Village of Lillie | 111 (2021) | Po Box 10, Lillie | — |
| Village of Spearsville | 125 (2021) | 2511 Hwy 3121, Spearsville | — |
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
D'Arbonne Woods Charter School
Independent charter district1 schools
9560 Hwy 33, Farmerville, LA, 71241
Union Parish
School district3 schools
1206 Marion Highway, Farmerville, LA, 71241
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
Ruston Farmers Market (220 East Mississippi Ruston)
Morehouse Farmers' Market (305 E. Madison Street Bastrop)
West Monroe Farmers' Market (1700 North 7th Street West Monroe)
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.