Eunice (Louisiana)
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Location in Louisiana
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1884 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : |
St. Landry Parish Acadia Parish |
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| Coordinates : | 30 ° 30 ′ N , 92 ° 25 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 10,398 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 852.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 12.2 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 14 m | ||
| Postal code : | 70535 | ||
| Area code : | +1 337 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-24565 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 560717 | ||
| Website : | www.eunice-la.com | ||
| Mayor : | Clauf W. Moody, Jr. | ||
Eunice is a city (with the status " City ") in St. Landry Parish , and to a lesser extent in Acadia Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 Eunice had 10,398 inhabitants.
history
The sheriff and later US Marshal CC Duson founded Crowley with his brother in 1887 . To the north of it he founded another place, which was then named after his wife, Eunice Pharr Duson. He won the company Southern Pacific Transportation to connect the two places by rail.
In 2000 there was a serious freight train accident in Eunice on this route, so that around 3,500 of the around 11,500 inhabitants had to be evacuated for around five days. In 2004 the responsible Union Pacific Railroad paid $ 65 million in compensation for this.
Infrastructure
There are three schools in Eunice. There is a museum of Cajun music which is also actively played on site.
population
According to the 2010 census , Eunice had 10,398 people in 4,146 households. The population density was 852.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.47 people lived in each of the 4,146 households.
The racial the population was composed of 64.1 percent white, 32.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 1.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.
26.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years or older. 54.5 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 32,146 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,719. 25.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Roy Brown (1925–1981) - blues musician - grew up in Eunice
- Joseph LeDoux (* 1949) - psychologist - born in Eunice
- Marc Savoy (* 1940), accordion player and builder
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 12, 2013
