Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Tangipahoa Parish

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Tangipahoa is a municipality in Tangipahoa Parish in Louisiana, with 747 inhabitants (as of 2000)

Geography

Amite is located in southeastern Louisiana. The city covers an area of 2.4 km ².

Demography

According to the census of 2000 767 people live in the city. Of these, 91.57 % African American, 8.43% White and 0.13 % other or more races belonging.

Of the 235 households out of which 47.2% one or more children under age 18 and 25.5 % are married couples.

The average age is 22 years.

The average income per household is at $ 13,438 per family at $ 14,226. 45.7 % of families and 50.1 % of the urban population living below the poverty line.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Michael Jackson, former NFL player

Special

The community of Tangipahoa came 2009 into the worldwide media interest, when a judge refused to trust a black man and a white woman, because the welfare of resulting children of the marriage is at risk. The alleged racism has been criticized both inside and outside the United States.