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GEOGRAPHY The parish has a total area of 1,716 Km2 (662 Mi2 ). 1,616 km2 (624 mi2) of it is land and 100 km2 (39 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 5.82% water. Adjacent parishes
DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 14,282 people, 5,291 households, and 3,798 families residing in the parish. The Population Density was 9/km2 (23/mi2). There were 6,273 housing units at an average density of 4/km2 (10/mi2). The racial makeup of the parish was 86.13% White , 12.20% Black or African American , 0.64% Native American , 0.18% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.20% from Other Races , and 0.64% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 5,291 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were Married Couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% 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 3.03. In the parish the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males. The median income for a household in the parish was $28,189, and the median income for a family was $36,197. Males had a median income of $27,431 versus $19,697 for females. The Per Capita Income for the parish was $14,033. 18.70% of the population and 14.90% of families were below the Poverty Line . 23.70% of those under the age of 18 and 18.90% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. CITIES AND TOWNS
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