Acadia Parish, Louisiana

The Acadia Parish (French: Paroisse de l' Acadie ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. In the census in 2010, the Parish had 61 773 inhabitants and a population density of 36.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( Parish Seat) is Crowley. The Acadia Parish is named after the French colonial region in the Canadian Maritime provinces.

Geography

The Parish is located south of the geographic center of Louisiana and is crossed by the about 80 km away, which opens Gulf of Mexico Mermentau River. It has an area of ​​1703 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers of water surfaces. At the Acadia Parish boundaries Nachbarparishes following:

History

The Acadia Parish was formed on June 30, 1886 St. Landry parts of the Parish. It was named after the refugees from Nova Scotia.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Acadia Parish 61 773 people in 21,984 households. The population density was 36.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 21,984 households lived statistically 2.75 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 79.5 percent white, 18.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

27.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.8 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 37,261. The per capita income was $ 18,116. 20.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Settlements in Acadia Parish

Citys

• Crowley
• Eunice1
• Rayne

Towns

• Basile2
• Church Point
• Duson3
• Iota

Villages

• Esther Wood
• Mermentau
• Morse

Census-designated places (CDP )

• Branch
• Egan

Unincorporated communities

• Arceneaux
• Bates
• Castille
• Deshotel
• Ebenezer
• Ellis
• Evangeline

• Frey
• Hundley
• Judd
• Keystone
• Lyons Point
• Maxie
• Midland

• Millersville
• Mire
• Mowata
• Nezpique
• Peach Bloom
• Pitreville
• Prudhomme

• Richard
• Roberts Cove
• Rork
• Tepetate
• Tortue
• White House
• Williams

1 - St. Landry Parish, partly in 2 - partially in Evangeline Parish 3 - partially in Lafayette Parish

Structure

The Acadia Parish is divided into eight numbered districts: