Donaldsonville

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Donaldsonville
The Ascension Parish Courthouse in Donaldsonville, listed in the NRHP since 1979 [1]
The Ascension Parish Courthouse in Donaldsonville, listed on the NRHP since 1979
Location in Louisiana
Donaldsonville (Louisiana)
Donaldsonville
Donaldsonville
Basic data
Foundation : 1806
State : United States
State : Louisiana
Parish : Ascension Parish
Coordinates : 30 ° 6 ′  N , 91 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 6 ′  N , 91 ° 0 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 7,436 (status: 2010)
802,484 (status: 2010)
Population density : 1,144 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6.5 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 )
Height : 7 m
Postal code : 70346
Area code : +1 225
FIPS : 22-21240
GNIS ID : 1629933
Mayor : Leroy Sullivan, Sr.

Donaldsonville is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of the Ascension Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 Donaldsonville had 7,436 residents.

Donaldsonville is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Baton Rouge .

history

In the summer of 1862 during the Civil War , Donaldsonville was shelled by the Union Army . The capture of Donaldsonville was supposed to secure control of the Mississippi River. The Union was advancing across the river at the same time as warships. Admiral David G. Farragut destroyed much of the former capital and placed Donaldsville under martial law.

After the war, Donaldsonville was the city with the third largest African-American population. In 1868 the first African-American mayor in the USA was elected: Pierre Caliste Landry, a former slave. Several workers lost their jobs between 1900 and 1930. This led to what is known as the Great Migration when African Americans left the south. At the beginning of the 21st century, Donaldsonville is a small town with numerous historical places.

geography

Donaldsonville is located in central southeast Louisiana, on the right bank of the Mississippi and on the northwestern end of Bayou Lafourche . The geographical coordinates are 30 ° 06'00 "north latitude and 90 ° 59'39" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​6.5 km².

Neighboring towns to Donaldsonville are Gonzales (17 miles north), Sorrento (14 miles northeast), Belle Rose (5.7 miles southwest), White Castle (10 miles west-northwest).

The closest major cities are Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (64.5 km upstream in a north-northwest direction) and Louisiana's largest city, New Orleans (99.3 km downstream in an easterly direction).

Culture and sights

The River Road African American Museum , which is part of the African American Heritage Trail, has existed since 2008 . The Ascension Parish Courthouse is listed as a cultural monument under No. 79003906 on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

traffic

In the Donaldsonville metropolitan area, Louisiana Highways 1 , 18 and 308 meet. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

A Union Pacific Railroad line runs along the Mississippi through Donaldsonville .

With the Louisiana Regional Airport there is a small airfield 21.1 km north-northeast. The nearest major airports are the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (77.3 km north-northwest) and the larger Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (80.5 km east).

population

According to the 2010 census , Donaldsonville had 7,436 people in 2,681 households. The population density was 1144 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.73 people each in the 2,681 households.

The racial the population was composed of 22.9 percent white, 76.0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.

29.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.9 percent were 65 years or older. 54.5 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 32,131  USD . The per capita income was $ 17,141. 31.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 79003906. Accessed August 13, 2013
  2. ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 13, 2013
  3. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 13, 2013
  4. ↑ LOUISIANA - Ascension County. In: National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved March 29, 2018 .
  5. ↑ - Louisiana Regional Airport. Retrieved August 13, 2013
  6. ^ Biographical Direction of the United States Congress - Henry Johnson.Retrieved August 14, 2013
  7. ↑ Homepage of Plas Johnson - Biography ( Memento of the original dated August 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 14, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.plasjohnson.com
  8. ^ Biographical Direction of the United States Congress - Joseph Aristide Landry.Retrieved August 14, 2013
  9. ^ Find a Grave - Joseph Aristide Landry. Retrieved August 14, 2013
  10. ^ National Governors Association - Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls. Retrieved August 14, 2013
  11. ^ Biographical Direction of the United States Congress - Miles Taylor.Retrieved August 14, 2013
  12. ^ Biographical Direction of the United States Congress - Edward Douglass White.Retrieved August 14, 2013

Web links

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