Duson, Louisiana

Acadia Parish Lafayette Parish

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Duson Town is a part in Acadia Parish and partly in Lafayette Parish in the State of Louisiana. In the United States Census 2000, the city had 1672 inhabitants. Patron saint of the city is Curley Duson.

The Lafayette Parish belonging to the part located in the metropolitan statistical area of Lafayette, while lying in Acadia Parish portion is part of the Micropolitan Statistical Area Dusons of Crowley.

History

Originally known as Duson Station city was by JG Parkerson, the director general of the Louisiana Western Railroad established. On August 30, 1880, the railway line from New Orleans to Houston was completed and included with the operating passenger and freight trains. In 1900 the company was merged with the Southern Pacific Railroad. As Duson Village was incorporated on 16 December 1909 and Adolph De Jean was appointed first mayor. The name was given to the place at that time by the lander NO Curley Duson.

1927 St. Theresa Catholic Church was completed. Cotton farms provided the main source of agriculture in the region. Three Baumwollentkörnungsanlagen existed in Duson until the mid- 1960s. Two of them were destroyed by fire, the third were demolished.

Geography

Dusons geographical coordinates loud 30 ° 14 ' N, 92 ° 11' W30.236388888889 - 92 185 ( 30.236286, -92.184905 ).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.7 km ², of which no significant areas of water bodies are covered.

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 1672 people Duson. The population density was 251.2 people per km ². There were 724 housing units at an average 108.8 per km ². The population consisted of Dusons 73.98 % White, 25.24 % African American, 0.06 % Native American, 0 % Asian, 0 % Pacific Islander, 0.06 % reported from other races, and 0, 66 % from two or more races. 0.36 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Residents Dusons distributed to 644 households out of which 38.2 % were living in children under 18 years. 41.6 % married couples living together, 20.5 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7 % were non-families. 25.3% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 8.9% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size is 3.07.

The population was spread out with 30.0 % under the, 10.5% 18-24 year olds, 29.3 % 25 -44- year-old, 19.6% 45-64 year olds and 10.6 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 85.1 men.

The median household income in Duson was 21 071 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 24 886 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 26,250 U.S. dollars, compared to 15,476 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 10,520 U.S. dollars. 31.5 % of the population and 27.5 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 42.7 % of minors and 29.5 % of those age 65 or over.