Mer Rouge, Louisiana

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Village of Mer Rouge
Village
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Morehouse
Area	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
- land	1.2 sq mi (3.1 km²)
- water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²), 7.69%
Center
- coordinates	32°46′32″N 91°47′38″W / 32.77556, -91.79389Coordinates: 32°46′32″N 91°47′38″W / 32.77556, -91.79389
- elevation	95 ft (29 m)
Population	721 (2000)
Density	576.8 /sq mi (222.7 /km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	318
Location of Mer Rouge in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Mer Rouge is a village in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 721 at the 2000 census.

Former Louisiana State Senator J.D. DeBlieux from Baton Rouge, perhaps the first white politician in his state to support the civil rights agenda, spent his last years in Mer Rouge and died there in 2005.

[edit] Geography

Mer Rouge is located at 32°46′32″N, 91°47′38″W (32.775661, -91.793951)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and the remaining 0.79% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 721 people, 264 households, and 172 families residing in the village. The population density was 222.7/km² (576.8/mi²). There were 293 housing units at an average density of 90.5/km² (234.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 62.97% White, 36.48% African American, 0.28% Native American, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 264 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the village the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 28.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 81.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $23,472, and the median income for a family was $27,273. Males had a median income of $26,833 versus $19,861 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,759. About 29.7% of families and 39.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 51.7% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.