St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
The St. John the Baptist Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint -Jean -Baptiste ) is a parish located in the state of Louisiana in the United States. In 2000, the Parish had 45 924 inhabitants and a population density of 81 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( Parish Seat) is LaPlace.
Geography
The Parish is located in southeastern Louisiana, each about 80 km in the east and south from the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of 901 square kilometers, of which 334 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following Parishes:
History
St. John the Baptist Parish was formed in 1807 as one of the 19 original Parishes.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in St. John the Baptist Parish 43 044 people in 14,283 households and 11,312 families. The population density was 76 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 52.58 percent White, 44.76 percent Black or African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 0.53 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.86 percent from other races groups; 0.98 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.86 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 14,283 households out of which 43.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.1 percent were married couples living together, 18.1 percent were single mothers, 20.8 percent were non-families, 17.5 percent of all households and 6.0 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.38 persons.
In relation to the parish the population was spread out 31.2 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.7 per cent between 18 and 24 years, 30.2 percent between 25 and 44 years, 21.1 percent between 45 and 64 years and 7.8 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 39,456, and the median income for a family was $ 43,925. Males had a median income of $ 37,293, women $ 22,323. The per capita income was $ 15,445. 13.9 percent of families 16.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 21.7 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 17.8 percent of those 65 years.
Places in the Parish
- Angelina
- Belle Point
- Carrollwood
- Columbia
- Cornland
- Dolsen
- Dutch Bayou
- Edgard
- Frenier
- Galva
- Garyville
- Golden Star Plantation
- Gypsy
- Johnson
- Laplace
- Lions
- Lucy
- Marathon
- Montegut
- Mount Airy
- Reserve
- Riverland Heights
- Ruddock
- Tigerville
- Wallace