Berwick, Louisiana

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Berwick is a town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,418 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Berwick is located at 29°41′53″N, 91°13′37″W (29.698148, -91.227052)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.7 km² (6.1 mi²). 15.4 km² (6.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.81%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,418 people, 1,655 households, and 1,193 families residing in the town. The population density was 286.2/km² (741.3/mi²). There were 1,825 housing units at an average density of 118.2/km² (306.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 86.65% White, 8.26% African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 3.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.45% of the population.

There were 1,655 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,208, and the median income for a family was $40,297. Males had a median income of $33,413 versus $21,620 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,099. About 12.1% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 18.6% of those age 65 or over.