Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
The Lafayette Parish (French: Paroisse de Lafayette ) is a parish located in the state of Louisiana in the United States. In the census in 2010, the Parish had 221 578 inhabitants and a population density of 317 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( Parish Seat) is Lafayette.
The Lafayette Parish is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Lafayette.
Geography
The Parish is located in southern Louisiana, about 50 km from the Gulf of Mexico is removed and has an area of 700 square kilometers, of which one square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered by the following Parishes:
History
The Lafayette Parish was formed on January 17, 1823 from parts of St. Martin Parish. It was named after Marie -Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette.
The first Europeans in the region were next to the Spaniards, especially English and French traders and trappers. 1766 the area was officially a part of Spain.
A major impact on the region practiced from 1755, the immigration of the Acadians from the former French Atlantic provinces ( Acadiana ) in Canada (also " Le Grand Derangement " called ).
In 1803 the area came to the United States. The city Vermilionville 1823 the administrative center of the newly formed Lafayette Parish. In 1884 the city was renamed in Lafayette.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Lafayette Parish 190 503 people in 72 372 households and 48 851 families. The population density was 273 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 73.36 percent White, 23.80 percent Black or African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 1.08 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.52 percent from other races groups; 0.93 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.74 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 72 372 households out of which 36.2 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 49.2 percent were married couples living together, 14.0 percent were single mothers, 32.5 percent were non-families, 25.4 percent of all households and 6.9 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.12.
In relation to the parish the population was spread out 27.4 percent of residents under the age of 18, 11.7 percent between 18 and 24 years, 31.2 percent between 25 and 44 years, 20.2 percent between 45 and 64 years and 9.5 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household was $ 36,518, and the median income for a family was $ 45,158. Males have a median income of $ 36,428, women $ 22,751. The per capita income was $ 19,371. 11.8 percent of families 15.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 18.2 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 15.6 percent of those 65 years.
Places in the Parish
- Billeaud
- Broadmoor
- Broussard1
- Capitan
- Carencro
- Duson2
- Elks
- Gloria
- Lafayette
- Longbridge
- Milton
- Mouton
- New Flanders
- Ossun
- Pilette
- Pont Des Mouton
- Ridge
- Sadou
- Scott
- Stekey
- Vatican
- Walroy
- Youngsville
1 - partially in St. Martin Parish 2 - partially in Acadia Parish