Morse (Louisiana)

Acadia Parish

22-52320

Morse is a Village in Acadia Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. In 2010, Morse had 812 inhabitants.

Geography

Morse is located in south central Louisiana, not far from the Mermentau River. The geographical coordinates of 30 ° 07'18 Morse are " north latitude and 92 ° 29'55 " west longitude. The city covers an area of ​​3.6 km ².

Towns nearby Morse are Midland (6.7 km north), Esther Wood (9,9 km north-east ), Gueydan (12 km south), Lake Arthur (24,9 km west ) and Mermentau (14,9 km to the northwest ).

The nearest large towns are Lafayette ( 57.5 km to the east), Baton Rouge (152 km in the same direction) and Beaumont, Texas (176 km to the west.

Traffic

In the city center the Louisiana Highways 91 and 92 intersect All other roads are minor roads, some unpaved roadways and within local roads.

With the Le Gros Memorial Airport is located 7.3 km north-northeast a small airfield. The next airports are the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (259 km east) and the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (326 miles west).

Population

According to the census in 2010 lived in Morse 812 people in 303 households. The population density was 225.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 303 households lived statistically 2.68 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 99.5 percent white and 0.5 percent of African Americans. Regardless of ethnicity were 0.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

26.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.3 percent were 65 years or older. 53.3 percent of the population was female.

The median annual income for a household was $ 34,615. The per capita income was $ 14,420. 9.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.