Belle Rose, Louisiana
Assumption Parish
22-06260
Bellerose is a settlement on community- free area in the Assumption Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. For statistical purposes, the place has been combined to form a census-designated place (CDP). In 2010, Belle Rose had 1902 inhabitants.
Geography
Belle Rose is located in the central southeastern Louisiana, on the western shore of Bayou Lafourche, a former tributary of the Mississippi. The geographical coordinates of 30 ° 03'02 Bellerose are " north latitude and 91 ° 02'29 " west longitude. The site covers an area of 5.4 km ².
Towns nearby Bellerose are Donaldsonville (9,1 km north-east ), Convent (33,6 km east ), Saint James ( 32.9 km east-southeast ), Platteville ( 10.4 km SSE ), Paincourtville ( on the southern city limits ) and White Castle (20,8 km northwest ).
The nearest large towns are Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge ( 73.5 km to the north) and Louisiana's largest city of New Orleans (108 km east) and Lafayette (146 miles west).
Traffic
The Bayou Lafourche on leading along Louisiana Highway 1 is the main street of Bellerose. The southern edge of the Bayou Lafourche is crossing Louisiana Highway 70 All other roads are minor roads, some unpaved roadways and urban roads.
The nearest airports are the Lafayette Regional Airport (147 km west), the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport ( 86.2 km to the north) and the larger Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport ( 89.4 km to the east).
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Bellerose 1902 people in 708 households. The population density was 352.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 708 households lived statistically 2.69 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 41.1 percent white, 58.0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian, 0.1 percent and 0.1 percent Polynesians from other ethnic groups; 0.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 0.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.4 percent were 65 years or older. 53.0 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 43,203. The per capita income was $ 23,682. 14.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.