Livingston Parish, Louisiana
The Livingston Parish (French: Paroisse de Livingston ) is a parish located in the state of Louisiana in the United States. In the census in 2010, the Parish had 128 026 inhabitants and a population density of 76.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( Parish Seat) is Livingston.
The Livingston Parish is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Baton Rouge.
Geography
The Parish is located in southeastern Louisiana, is located in the north about 35 miles from Mississippi and has an area of 1820 square kilometers, of which 142 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following Parishes:
History
The Livingston Parish was formed in 1832 from parts of St. Helena Parish. It was named after Edward Livingston (1764-1836), a former foreign minister of the United States.
The administrative center was originally located in the now-defunct City Van Buren and was moved in 1835 to Springfield. 1871 Port Vincent became the seat of Perish management. Ten years later, another move, Centerville was now the new Parish Seat. In 1941 they decided on the present site of the Government in Livingston.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Livingston Parish 91 814 people in 32,630 households and 25,549 families. The population density was 55 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 94.35 percent White, 4.22 percent African American, 0.36 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.19 percent from other races groups; 0.68 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.11 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 32,630 households out of which 41.6 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 63.1 percent were married couples living together, 10.7 percent were single mothers, 21.7 percent were non-families, 18.2 percent of all households and 6.5 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.17.
In relation to the parish the population was spread out 29.5 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.1 percent between 18 and 24 years, 31.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 21.4 percent between 45 and 64 years and 8.5 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 38,887, and the median income for a family was $ 44,071. Males have a median income of $ 36,508, women $ 22,325. The per capita income was $ 16,282. 9.1 percent of the families 11.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 11.7 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 15.8 percent of those 65 years.
Places in the Parish
- Albany
- Bayou Barbary
- Clio
- Corbin
- Coteau Bourgeois
- Denham Springs
- Denson
- Doyle
- French Settlement
- Frost
- George Ville
- Head of Iceland
- Holden
- Horse Bluff Landing
- Killian
- Livingston
- Lockhart
- Magnolia
- Magnolia Landing
- Maurepas
- Oldfield
- Port Vincent
- Satsuma
- Springfield
- Springville
- Starns
- Union Landing
- Verdun
- Walker
- Warsaw Landing
- Watson
- Whitehall