Ascension Parish, Louisiana

The Ascension Parish (French: Paroisse de l' Ascension ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. In 2010, the Parish had 107 215 inhabitants and a population density of 142 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( Parish Seat) is Donaldsonville, named after William Donaldson from New Orleans.

The Ascension Parish is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Baton Rouge.

Geography

The Parish is located in the middle of the southeast Louisiana and has an area of 784 square kilometers, of which 29 square kilometers are water surface; largest river is the Mississippi. At the Ascension Parish boundaries Nachbarparishes following:

History

The Ascension Parish was formed on March 31, 1807 as one of the 19 original Parishes.

Population

According to the census in 2010 lived in Ascension Parish 107 215 people in 35,640 households. The population density was 142 people per square kilometer. In the 35,640 households lived statistically 2.85 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 73.3 percent white, 22.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 4.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

28.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 8.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 63,716. The per capita income was $ 26,888. 11.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Ascension Parish

Citys

• Donaldsonville
• Gonzales

Town

• Sorrento

Census-designated places (CDP )

• Lemannville1
• Prairieville

Other Unincorporated communities

• Aben
• Acy
• Barmen
• Barton
• Brignac
• Brittany
• Bruly McCall
• Bullion

• Burnside
• Claybank
• Corner View
• Darrow
• Duck Roost
• Duplessis
• Dutchtown
• Galvez

• Geismar
• Hillary Ville
• Hobart
• Hohensolms
• Hope Villa
• Brine
• Little Prairie
• McCall

• McElroy
• Miles
• Modeste
• Mount Houmas
• Noel
• Oak Grove
• Palo Alto
• Philadelphia Points

• Saint Amant
• Saint Elmo
• Smoke Bend
• Southwood
• Weber City

1 - partially in St. James Parish

Structure

The Ascension Parish is divided into 11 numbered districts: