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Buras-Triumph has become famous as the location where, on August 29 , 2005 , the Eye of Hurricane Katrina , by far the costliest natural disaster (and one of the deadliest) ever to strike the United States, made its strongest landfall. The area was obliterated as a result. GEOGRAPHY Buras-Triumph is located at 29°21'6" North, 89°30'50" West (29.351783, -89.513815). According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 18.6 Km&2 (7.2 Mi&2 ). 13.0 km&2 (5.0 mi&2) of it is land and 5.6 km&2 (2.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 30.32% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 3,358 people, 1,146 households, and 850 families residing in the CDP. The Population Density was 258.8/km&2 (670.9/mi&2). There were 1,408 housing units at an average density of 108.5/km&2 (281.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.68% White , 10.90% African American , 1.67% Native American , 12.30% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 1.28% from Other Races , and 2.17% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,146 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were Married Couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.40. In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,059, and the median income for a family was $41,216. Males had a median income of $35,980 versus $16,917 for females. The Per Capita Income for the CDP was $13,426. 20.7% of the population and 18.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 23.2% of those under the age of 18 and 15.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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