Dubach

• Name — Town of Dubach • Settlement Type — Town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Louisiana • Subdivision Type2 — Parish • Subdivision Name2 — Lincoln • Established Title — Founded • Leader Title — Mayor • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 4.87 • Area Total Sq Mi — 1.88 • Area Land Km2 — 4.71 • Area Land Sq Mi — 1.82 • Area Water Km2 — 0.16 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.06 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 908 • Population Density Km2 — 192.94 • Population Density Sq Mi — 499.72 • Timezone — CST • Utc Offset — -6 • Timezone Dst — CDT • Utc Offset Dst — -5 • Elevation Ft — 128 • Area Code — 318 • Blank Name — FIPS code • Blank Info — 22-21800 • Blank1 Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank1 Info — 2406398 • Website — https: townofdubach.com/

Although there were settlers in the Dubach area as early as the early 1820’s, the town's origins date to the arrival of the Arkansas Southern Railway in 1898. With the coming of the railroad, the way was opened for the development of the lumber industry. In 1899, Fred B. Dubach, a lumberman from St. Louis, Missouri, arrived in the area and started the Dubach Lumber Company. Shortly thereafter he built a large house and a lumber mill was located across the road. An old aerial photograph indicates that the lumber mill was by far the largest building in town and visually dominated the townscape. Undoubtedly the Dubach Lumber Company was a major factor in the growth and development of what in 1901 was chartered as the town of Dubach. A few years later (c. 1906), Dubach sold his mill and home and returned to St, Louis. Dubach's home still stands and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The sawmill no longer exists. In the fall of 2005, Dubach voters defeated a bond issue that would have funded renovations to Hico Elementary and Dubach High schools. Despite a well-spoken campaign by high school principal Donna Doss, voters killed the issue by a wide margin. Local media speculated that the economic effects of Hurricane Katrina may have swayed voters to err on the side of caution with regards to new taxation. The high school closed and students now attend Ruston High School. Only Dubach Elementary School remains. • Illustration — Water tower • Illustration — Town Hall • Illustration — Dubach High School • Illustration — Aerial View of Dubach, Louisiana

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 sqmi, of which 1.4 sqmi is land and 0.04 sqmi (2.72%) is water.

Dubach racial composition as of 2020 • Race — Number — Percentage • White (non-Hispanic) — 473 — 52.09% • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) — 354 — 38.99% • Asian — 3 — 0.33% • Other/Mixed — 52 — 5.73% • Hispanic or Latino — 26 — 2.86% As of the 2020 United States census, there were 908 people, 387 households, and 241 families residing in the town.

• Illustration — Dogtrot house on display off U.S. Route 167 in Dubach The Autrey house (and museum), west of town is the oldest home in the area and is an example of the early,and rare form of frontier architecture.

Dubach is also home to the Louisiana Chicken Festival, held in late September.

• Omar Shabazz, helped to establish Islam in Texas. • Dixie Garr, Technology Executive • Willis Reed, former New York Knicks center and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame