Morganza, Louisiana

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Morganza is a village in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 659 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Morganza is located at 30°44′8″N, 91°35′36″W (30.735681, -91.593390)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (15.11%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 659 people, 264 households, and 191 families residing in the village. The population density was 215.6/km² (557.7/mi²). There were 302 housing units at an average density of 98.8/km² (255.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 72.99% White, 26.40% African American, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 264 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $36,563. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $26,964 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,901. About 18.2% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.7% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.