Reserve, Louisiana

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Reserve is a census-designated place and town in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, on the east bank of the Mississippi River. The population was 9,111 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Trivia & assorted facts
5 External links

[edit] History

In the early 20th century the plantation at Reserve had the largest sugar refinery in the United States.

President William Howard Taft visited Reserve in 1909. President Gerald Ford visited Reserve in 1976.

Reserve was the birthplace of jazz musician Kid Thomas Valentine.

The Godchaux-Reserve home, the oldest portion of which dates to 1764, is a building on the National Register of Historic Places.

[edit] Geography

Reserve is located at 30°3′45″N, 90°33′12″W (30.062566, -90.553296)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 44.3 km² (17.1 mi²). 41.6 km² (16.1 mi²) of it is land and 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²) of it (6.13%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 9,111 people, 3,068 households, and 2,347 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 218.9/km² (567.1/mi²). There were 3,385 housing units at an average density of 81.3/km² (210.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 44.17% White, 53.92% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.98% of the population.

There were 3,068 households out of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 22.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.2% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,466, and the median income for a family was $40,191. Males had a median income of $33,297 versus $19,671 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,373. About 18.4% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.8% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.