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City of Pineville
City
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Rapides
Area	12.1 sq mi (31.3 km²)
- land	11.5 sq mi (29.8 km²)
- water	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²), 4.96%
Center
- coordinates	31°20′20″N 92°24′45″W / 31.33889, -92.4125Coordinates: 31°20′20″N 92°24′45″W / 31.33889, -92.4125
- elevation	118 ft (36 m)
Population	13,829 (2000)
Density	1,204.8 /sq mi (465.2 /km²)
Mayor	Clarence Fields
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	318
Location of Pineville in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Website : http://www.pineville.net

Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is adjacent to the city of Alexandria, Louisiana, and is part of that city's Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,829 at the 2000 census.

Pineville is located at 31°20′20″N, 92°24′45″W (31.338781, -92.412485)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.1 square miles (31.3 km²), of which, 11.5 square miles (29.7 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (4.97%) is water.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 13,829 people, 4,994 households, and 3,121 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,204.8 people per square mile (465.1/km²). There were 5,448 housing units at an average density of 474.6/sq mi (183.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.57% White, 26.08% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.90% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.

There were 4,994 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,159, and the median income for a family was $37,735. Males had a median income of $30,205 versus $21,154 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,969. About 14.3% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those age 65 or over.

• Fred H. Baden - mayor from 1970 to 1998
• Clifford Leo Deslatte, Sr. - first Republican mayor of Pineville, 1998-1999
• Clarence R. Fields - African American mayor since 1999
• Faith Ford - actress
• Anjanette Kirkland - athlete
• Rashard Lewis - professional basketball player with the Orlando Magic
• Gertrude Nelson - African American nurse and college administrator
• Devon O'Day - radio personality
• Floyd W. Smith, Jr. - mayor from 1966 to 1970
• Henry Wiggins - decorated African American U.S. Army major and chairman of the Mass Communication Department at Southern University in Baton Rouge

• City of Pineville

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Parish seat: Alexandria
Cities	Alexandria | Pineville
Towns	Ball | Boyce | Cheneyville | Glenmora | Lecompte | Woodworth
Villages	Forest Hill | McNary
Census-designated places	Deville
Unincorporated communities	Libuse | Tioga