Jefferson Davis Parish
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US state : | Louisiana |
Administrative headquarters : | Jennings |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Parish Courthouse P.O. Box 1409 Jennings, LA 70546-1409 |
Foundation : | 1912 |
Made up from: | Calcasieu Parish |
Area code : | 001 337 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 31,594 (2010) |
Population density : | 18.7 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1706 km² |
Water surface : | 16 km² |
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The Jefferson Davis Parish ( French Paroisse de Jefferson Davis ) is a parish in the state of Louisiana in the United States . In 2010, the Parish had 31,594 residents and a population density of 18.7 people per square kilometer. The Parish Seat is Jennings .
geography
The Parish is located in southwest Louisiana, is about 60 km from Texas in the west, about 40 km from the Gulf of Mexico in the south and has an area of 1,706 square kilometers, of which 16 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following parishes:
Beauregard Parish | Allen Parish | Evangeline Parish |
Calcasieu Parish | Acadia Parish | |
Cameron Parish | Vermilion Parish |
history
The Jefferson Davis Parish was formed in 1912 from parts of the Calcasieu Parish. It was named after Jefferson Davis , the first and only President of the Confederate States of America .
19 structures and sites in the Parish are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 5, 2017).
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1920 | 18,999 | - | |
1930 | 19,765 | 4% | |
1940 | 24.191 | 22.4% | |
1950 | 26,298 | 8.7% | |
1960 | 29,825 | 13.4% | |
1970 | 29,554 | -0.9% | |
1980 | 32,168 | 8.8% | |
1990 | 30,722 | -4.5% | |
2000 | 31,435 | 2.3% | |
2010 | 31,594 | 0.5% | |
1920-1990
2000 2010 |
According to the 2000 census , Jefferson Davis Parish had 31,435 people in 11,480 households and 8,529 families. The population density was 19 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 80.60 percent white, 17.79 percent African American, 0.38 percent Native American, 0.19 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.20 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.82 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.99 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any of the above mentioned groups.
Of the 11,480 households, 37.2 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 56.8 percent were married couples living together, 13.7 percent were single mothers, 25.7 percent were non-families, 22.6 percent were single households, and 10.7 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.18.
In relation to the entire Parish, the population was composed of 29.3 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 9.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 21.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 92.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were 87.5 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 27,736 , and the median income for a family is $ 33,129. Males had a median income of $ 28,279 versus $ 18,668 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,398. 18.1 percent of families and 20.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 25.4 percent were children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 19.9 percent were people over 65 years of age.
Places in the Parish
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jefferson Davis Parish in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved March 3, 2011
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 5, 2017.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
- ^ Extract from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved March 3, 2011
- ↑ Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana , Datasheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
- Jefferson Davis Parish Economic Development & Tourist Commission
- Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff
- www.city-data.com
Coordinates: 30 ° 17 ′ N , 92 ° 51 ′ W