LIVINGSTON PARISH, LOUISIANA

'Livingston Parish' is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is Livingston. As of 2000, its population was 91,814. It is named for Robert Livingston, who helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803.

Contents

Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent parishes

Demographics

Cities and towns

Unincorporated areas

Education

Economy

References

External links

Geography

The parish has a total area of 1,820 km² (703 mi²). 1,678 km² (648 mi²) of it is land and 142 km² (55 mi²) of it (7.80%) is water.

Major Highways

★ Interstate 12

★ U.S. Highway 190

★ Louisiana Highway 16

★ Louisiana Highway 22

★ Louisiana Highway 40

★ Louisiana Highway 42

Adjacent parishes

★ St. Helena Parish (north)

★ Tangipahoa Parish (east)

★ St. John the Baptist Parish (southeast)

★ Ascension Parish (southwest)

★ East Baton Rouge Parish (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 91,814 people, 32,630 households, and 25,549 families residing in the parish. The population density was 55/km² (142/mi²). There were 36,212 housing units at an average density of 22/km² (56/mi²). The racial makeup of the parish was 94.35% White, 4.22% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 1.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 32,630 households out of which 41.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.10% were married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.70% were non-families. 18.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the parish the population was spread out with 29.50% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 31.50% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 8.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males.
The median income for a household in the parish was $38,887, and the median income for a family was $44,071. Males had a median income of $36,508 versus $22,325 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $16,282. As of August 2001, about 43,800 people were employed in the parish. The unemployment rate was 4.8%. About 9.10% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.70% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.
Hurricane Katrina had a dramatic effect on the population in Livingston Parish. Many displaced families of the affected Parishes have moved into the area and as a result, the population of the parish has increased significantly. On June 6, 2007, the Census Bureau published a report "Special Population Estimates for Impacted Counties in the Gulf Coast Area" which shows a population increase for Livingston Parish to 111,863 as of January 1, 2006.^[1]

Cities and towns

★ Albany ★ Denham Springs

★ French Settlement ★ Killian

★ Livingston ★ Port Vincent

★ Springfield ★ Walker

Unincorporated areas

★ Holden

★ Maurepas

★ Watson

★ Colyell

★ Satsuma

Education

The Livingston Parish Public Schools operates all public schools in the parish. Postsecondary institutions include Louisiana Technical College in Sorrento and Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond.

Economy

Livingston Parish is home of one of two installations for a gravitational wave observatory (LIGO) which is a facility dedicated to the detection of cosmic gravitational waves and the harnessing of these waves for scientific research. http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/LIGO_web/about/

References

1. Special Population Estimates for Impacted Counties in the Gulf Coast Area United States Census Bureau

External links

★ Livingston Parish Tourism

★ LivingstonParish.org

★ Livingston Parish Sherriff's Office

★ Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory