Home of Hodge Shopping Center, this community named for A.J. Hodge (conservationist) has an estimated population under 500 inhabitants. Connected by US Highway 167, this territory elevated 190 feet above sea level is attended by Jackson Parish Hospital, Health Paradigm Medical Center, and HealthSouth North Rehab Hospital. Nestled between East Hodge, North Hodge, Jonesboro, Quitman, Dodson, Bienville, and Chatham; this corner of America has rich American, English, Irish, Czech, Scotch Irish, and German ancestries influencing its lifestyle and culture.