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GEOGRAPHY The parish has a total area of 2,128 Km2 (822 Mi2 ). 2,100 km2 (811 mi2) of it is land and 29 km2 (11 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 1.35% water. Adjacent parishes
DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 15,752 people, 6,108 households, and 4,214 families residing in the parish. The Population Density was 8/km2 (19/mi2). There were 7,830 housing units at an average density of 4/km2 (10/mi2). The racial makeup of the parish was 54.92% White , 43.78% Black or African American , 0.27% Native American , 0.15% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.32% from Other Races , and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,108 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.70% were Married Couples living together, 17.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 28.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.10% 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 3.09. In the parish the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.80 males. The median income for a household in the parish was $23,663, and the median income for a family was $30,241. Males had a median income of $28,022 versus $18,682 for females. The Per Capita Income for the parish was $12,471. 26.10% of the population and 21.80% of families were below the Poverty Line . 34.00% of those under the age of 18 and 23.20% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. CITIES AND TOWNS
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