Eunice (Louisiana)

St. Landry Parish Acadia Parish

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Eunice is a city ( with a status of "City" ) in St. Landry Parish and to a lesser extent in Acadia Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. In 2010, Eunice had 10,398 inhabitants.

History

The sheriff and later U.S. Marshal CC Duson was founded in 1887 together with his brother to place Crowley. North of it, he founded another place, which was then his wife, Eunice Pharr Duson, named. He won the Southern Pacific Transportation Company for combining both places by train.

In 2000 it came in Eunice to a heavy freight train accident on the route, leaving about 3,500 of the approximately 11,500 residents had to be evacuated for about five days. 2004, the Union Pacific Railroad responsible for paying $ 65 million compensation.

Infrastructure

In Eunice, there are three schools. There is a museum of Cajun music, which is also played in the active site.

Population

According to the census in 2010 lived in Eunice 10,398 people in 4146 households. The population density was 852.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 4146 households lived statistically 2.47 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 64.1 percent white, 32.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 1.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

26.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years or older. 54.5 percent of the population was female.

The median annual income for a household was $ 32,146. The per capita income was $ 19,719. 25.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Memorable people

• Roy Brown (1925-1981) - Blues musician - grew up in Eunice