Violet, Louisiana

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Violet is an unincorporated community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,555 at the 2000 census. It is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, some 7½ miles ESE of New Orleans.

1 History
2 Hurricane Katrina
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The area now known as Violet was originally part of the Livaudais Plantation. The town of Violet sprang up after the development of the Violet Canal. It was named by Albert J.C. Janin, after his wife Violet Blair Janin, a Washington, D.C. socialite and part of the influential Blair family for whom the Blair House in Washington D.C. is named. ^[1]

[edit] Hurricane Katrina

On August 29, 2005, the town was essentially destroyed by storm surge and wind associated with Hurricane Katrina which topped the Mississippi River Levee and destroyed the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal (MRGO) levee.

Camp Hope houses volunteers assisting residents of St. Bernard Parish in their recovery from Hurricane Katrina. It is located at the W. Smith Elementary School, 6701 E. St. Bernard Highway, Violet, LA 70092.

[edit] Geography

Violet is located at 29°54′4″N, 89°53′49″W (29.901244, -89.896860)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 11.8 km² (4.5 mi²). 10.5 km² (4.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (10.57%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 8,555 people, 2,744 households, and 2,266 families residing in the community. The population density was 813.6/km² (2,108.4/mi²). There were 2,918 housing units at an average density of 277.5/km² (719.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the community was 58.29% White, 38.77% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.29% of the population.

There were 2,744 households out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 21.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.41.

The population is spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $32,993, and the median income for a family was $36,616. Males had a median income of $32,012 versus $24,799 for females. The per capita income for the community was $13,894. About 18.5% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.7% of those under age 18 and 26.6% of those age 65 or over.