Washington Parish

administration
Bogalusa City Hall
US state :	Louisiana
Administrative headquarters :	Franklinton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Parish Courthouse Building P.O. Box 607 Franklinton, LA 70438-0607
Foundation :	1819
Made up from:	St. Tammany Parish
Area code :	001 985
Demographics
Residents :	47,168 (2010)
Population density :	27.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1751 km²
Water surface :	17 km²
map

Website : www.wpgov.org

The Washington Parish ( French Paroisse de Washington ) is a parish in the state of Louisiana in the United States . In 2010, the Parish had 47,168 residents and a population density of 27.2 people per square kilometer. The Parish Seat is Franklinton .

geography

The Parish is located in eastern Louisiana, borders Mississippi to both the north and east and has an area of 1751 square kilometers, of which 17 square kilometers are water. It borders the following parishes and counties:

Pike County, Mississippi	Walthall County, Mississippi	Marion County, Mississippi
Tangipahoa Parish		Pearl River County, Mississippi
	St. Tammany Parish

history

Map of the Washington Parishes

Washington Parish was formed in 1819 from parts of St. Tammany Parish. It was named after George Washington (1732–1799), the first President of the USA.

16 structures and sites in the Parish are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 10, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1820	2517	-
1830	2286	-9.2%
1840	2649	15.9%
1850	3408	28.7%
1860	4708	38.1%
1870	3330	-29.3%
1880	5190	55.9%
1890	6700	29.1%
1900	9628	43.7%
1910	18,886	96.2%
1920	24.164	27.9%
1930	29,904	23.8%
1940	34,443	15.2%
1950	38,371	11.4%
1960	44,015	14.7%
1970	41,987	-4.6%
1980	44.207	5.3%
1990	43,185	-2.3%
2000	43,926	1.7%
2010	47,168	7.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2000 census , the Washington Parish had 43,926 people in 16,467 households and 11,642 families. The population density was 25 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 67.42 percent white, 31.53 percent African American, 0.23 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian and 0.11 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.54 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any of the above mentioned groups were 0.76 percent of the population.

Of the 16,467 households, 32.7 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 49.3 percent were married couples living together, 17.1 percent were single mothers, 29.3 percent were non-families, 26.6 percent were single households, and 12.5 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.09.

In relation to the entire Parish, the population was composed of 26.8 percent residents under 18 years of age, 9.5 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 14.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 95.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or over, there were 92.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 24,264 , and the median income for a family is $ 29,480. Males had a median income of $ 27,964 versus $ 17,709 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,915. 19.4 percent of families and 24.7 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 32.2 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 20.4 percent were people over 65 years of age.