Labadieville, Louisiana
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| Labadieville | |
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| Census-designated place | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Assumption |
| Area | 3.9 sq mi (10.1 km²) |
| - land | 3.9 sq mi (10.1 km²) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0% |
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| - coordinates | Coordinates: |
| - elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Population | 1,811 (2000) |
| Density | 466.5 /sq mi (180.1 /km²) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 225 |
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Labadieville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,811 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
Labadieville, originally called "Brulee Labadie", takes its name from a French pioneer and resident, Jean Louis LaBadie. In 1721, there were some fifty warriors of the Chitimacha tribe. During the two decades after 1750, the area around Labadieville was taken up by French and Spanish, joined by Acadians, Islenos and a sprinkling of Germans from the Cote des Allemands or German Coast to the east on the Mississippi River.
In 1843, a mission was established. St. Philomena Catholic church dates from 1848 as an organized parish and the first mass was said in the home of Widow Zacharie Boudreaux. The first building was occupied in 1847.
In October 1864, Federal and Confederate forces fought a pitched battle. In 1905, a canal, called the Cancienne, leading east from Lake Verret to Bayou Lafourche near Napoleonville, was constructed. [1]
[edit] Geography
Labadieville is located at (29.832537, -90.954692)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.0 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,811 people, 666 households, and 514 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 466.5 people per square mile (180.2/km²). There were 709 housing units at an average density of 182.6/sq mi (70.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.12% White, 17.50% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.
There were 666 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 18.8% 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 2.72 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,417, and the median income for a family was $43,438. Males had a median income of $34,904 versus $22,063 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,865. About 12.4% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 24.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ www.rootsweb.com "History of Assumption Parish"
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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