Hackberry (Louisiana)
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Location in Louisiana
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Cameron Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 0 ′ N , 93 ° 21 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
1,261 (as of 2010) 199,607 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 5.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 242.7 km 2 (approx. 94 mi 2 ) of which 212.7 km 2 (approx. 82 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 1 m | ||
| Postal code : | 70645 | ||
| Area code : | +1 337 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-32405 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2402559 | ||
Hackberry is a settlement on community-free area in Cameron Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . For statistical purposes, the place has been combined to form a census-designated place (CDP) . In 2010 Hackberry had a population of 1261.
Hackberry is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area , the metropolitan area around the city of Lake Charles .
geography
Hackberry is located between the brackish water lakes Black Lake , Browns Lake and Calcasieu Lake at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in the Gulf of Mexico .
The geographical coordinates of Hackberry are 29 ° 59'46 "north latitude and 93 ° 20'32" west longitude. The place extends over an area of 242.7 km², which is spread over 212.7 km² of land and 30 km² of water.
Neighboring towns to Hackberry are Carlyss (20.5 km north) and Holly Beach ( 20.5 km south).
Lake Charles town center is 42 km northeast. The closest major cities are Lafayette (161 km east-northeast), Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (150 miles in the same direction), Shreveport (331 km north), Beaumont , Texas (101 km west-northwest), and Houston (232 km west).
traffic
The Louisiana Highway 27 leading into a north-south direction as the main road through Hackberry. South of the village, the highway meets the estuary of the Calcasieu River, over which there is a ferry connection. All other roads are subordinate and partly unpaved roads as well as inner-city connecting roads.
With the Lake Charles Regional Airport is located 51.9 km northeast of the nearest regional airport. The nearest major international airport is the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (150 miles west).
population
According to the 2010 census , Hackberry had 1,261 people in 499 households. The population density was 5.9 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.53 people lived in each of the 499 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.7 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American and 0.1 percent (one person) Asian; 0.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.
21.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.6 percent were 65 years or older. 47.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 57,083 USD . The per capita income was $ 32,694. 6.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 17, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 17, 2014