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GEOGRAPHY The parish has a total area of 3,984 Km&2 (1,538 Mi&2 ). 3,040 km&2 (1,174 mi&2) of it is land and 944 km&2 (365 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 23.70% water. Adjacent parishes
DEMOGRAPHICS Home to a number of Cajun peoples, as of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 53,807 people, 19,832 households, and 14,457 families residing in the parish. The Population Density was 18/km2 (46/mi2). There were 22,461 housing units at an average density of 7/km2 (19/mi2). The racial makeup of the parish was 82.68% White , 14.17% Black or African American , 0.30% Native American , 1.82% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.26% from Other Races , and 0.76% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 19,832 households out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were Married Couples living together, 13.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.16. In the parish the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males. The median income for a household in the parish was $29,500, and the median income for a family was $36,093. Males had a median income of $31,044 versus $18,710 for females. The Per Capita Income for the parish was $14,201. 22.10% of the population and 17.40% of families were below the Poverty Line . 30.00% of those under the age of 18 and 21.40% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. INCORPORATED CITIES AND TOWNS
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