West Ferriday, Louisiana

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West Ferriday
Census-designated place
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Concordia
Area	13.5 sq mi (35 km²)
- land	13.4 sq mi (34.7 km²)
- water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²), 0.74%
Center
- coordinates	31°38′10″N 91°34′12″W / 31.63611, -91.57Coordinates: 31°38′10″N 91°34′12″W / 31.63611, -91.57
- elevation	52 ft (15.8 m)
Population	1,541 (2000)
Density	114.9 /sq mi (44.4 /km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	318
Location of West Ferriday in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

West Ferriday is a census-designated place (CDP) in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,541 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

West Ferriday is located at 31°38′10″N, 91°34′12″W (31.636089, -91.570005)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.5 square miles (34.9 km²), of which, 13.4 square miles (34.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.45%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,541 people, 612 households, and 411 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 114.9 people per square mile (44.4/km²). There were 669 housing units at an average density of 49.9/sq mi (19.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 40.95% White, 57.56% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.06% Asian, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.

There were 612 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were married couples living together, 22.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $14,821, and the median income for a family was $20,714. Males had a median income of $18,611 versus $20,536 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,089. About 34.7% of families and 43.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 58.3% of those under age 18 and 42.0% of those age 65 or over.