Iowa, Louisiana

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Iowa is a town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,663 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Iowa is located at 30°14′15″N, 93°0′51″W (30.237433, -93.014191)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.1 km² (3.1 mi²). 8.0 km² (3.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.64%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,663 people, 963 households, and 727 families residing in the town. The population density was 332.7/km² (863.1/mi²). There were 1,041 housing units at an average density of 130.1/km² (337.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 78.90% White, 18.59% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.60% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.

There were 963 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,581, and the median income for a family was $37,102. Males had a median income of $33,929 versus $19,393 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,652. About 17.5% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.2% of those under age 18 and 19.2% of those age 65 or over.