LAFOURCHE PARISH, LOUISIANA

'Lafourche Parish' (French: ''Paroisse de Lafourche'') is a parish located in the south of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Thibodaux. In 2000, its population was 89,974.

Contents

Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent parishes

Demographics

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places

Education

External links

Geography

The parish has a total area of 3,813 km² (1,472 mi²). 2,809 km² (1,085 mi²) of it is land and 1,004 km² (388 mi²) of it (26.32%) is water.

Major Highways

★ U.S. Highway 90

★ Louisiana Highway 1

★ Louisiana Highway 20

★ Louisiana Highway 24

★ Louisiana Highway 308

Adjacent parishes

★ St. James Parish & St. John the Baptist Parish (north)

★ St. Charles Parish (northeast)

★ Jefferson Parish (east)

★ Gulf of Mexico (south)

★ Terrebonne Parish (west)

★ Assumption Parish (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 89,974 people, 32,057 households, and 24,299 families residing in the parish. The latest estimates are at 90,255. The population density was 32/km² (83/mi²). There were 35,045 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (32/mi²). The racial makeup of the parish was 82.85% White, 12.61% Black or African American, 2.30% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. 1.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 19.12% reported speaking French or Cajun French at home, while 1.51% speak Spanish.&ea=&order=r
There were 32,057 households out of which 37.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were married couples living together, 12.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.20% were non-families. 19.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the parish the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.
The median income for a household in the parish was $34,910, and the median income for a family was $40,504. Males had a median income of $34,600 versus $19,484 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $15,809. About 13.20% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.90% of those under age 18 and 18.30% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

★ Thibodaux

Towns

★ Golden Meadow

★ Lockport

Census-designated places

★ Chackbay ★ Cut Off ★ Des Allemands ★ Galliano

★ Larose ★ Mathews ★ Port Fourchon ★ Raceland

Education

The parish is zoned to Lafourche Parish Public Schools [1]. Three high schools serve the parish: Central Lafourche in Mathews, South Lafourche in Galliano, and Thibodaux. Central Lafourche and South Lafourche were formed by consolidating smaller high schools in the mid-1960s.

External links

★ Lafourche Parish

★ Lafourche Parish Public Library