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County:

Ascension Parish

State:

Louisiana

FIPS Code:

22005

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

90,398

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

3.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

54

Mean July Temp:

83

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

37,086

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

50,068

35.0%

19.7%

15.3%

1990:

58,214

16.3%

1.2%

15.1%

2000:

76,627

31.6%

20.1%

11.5%

2005:

90,501

17.9%

12.2%

5.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

58,378

76.2%

0-to-19:

25,362

33.1%

Black:

15,466

20.2%

20-to-39:

23,494

30.7%

Hispanic:

1,883

2.5%

40-to-59:

19,553

25.5%

American Indian:

191

0.2%

60-plus:

8,218

10.7%

Other:

709

0.9%

Median Age:

32.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

262.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.5%

Median Family Income:

$50,626

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.7%

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