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Ascension Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. A parish seat is Donaldsonville and as of 2000, the people is 76,627.
Geography
the parish has a number locality of 784 km2 (303 mi2). 755 klickDeuce (29Two mi2) of these are l& and Twenty-nine kilometerIi (Xi miDeuce) of these are a river. A number vicinity is Three.75% a lake.
Adjacent parishes
East Baton Rouge Parish (north)
Livingston Parish (northeast)
St. John the Baptist Parish (east)
St. James Parish (southeast)
Assumption Parish (southwest)
Iberville Parish (west)
Demographics
When of the census2 of 2000, there are 76,627 people, 26,691 households, and 20,792 families residing in the parish. A population density is 101/km2 (263/mi2). There are 29,17Two housing units at an typical density of 39/km2 (100/miDeuce). A racial makeup of the parish is 77.39% White, 20.28% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.99% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Ii.46% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 26,691 menage away from which 42.50% use youngsters under a age of Eighteen swallow the babies, Lx.10% come married couples living together, 13.30% have a female homeowner using there are no married man present, & Xxii.10% come non-families. Eighteen.30% of everthing home come manufactured higher of people & Quintuplet.90% use individual dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Ii.85 & a typical personal size is Ternary.Xxv.
In a parish the people is spread retired by using Xxx.10% under a age of Xviii, Ennead.50% from either 18 to 2 dozen, 32.60% from either 25 to 44, Xx.20% from either 45 to 64, & Sevener.70% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 32 years. For each Hundred females there are 96.Xc males. For each C females age Eighteen & concluded, there are 93.L males.
the median income for a menage in the parish is $44,288, & the median income for a personal is $50,626. Males have a median income of $41,109 versus $23,054 for females. A per capita income for the parish is $17,858. Dozen.90% of the people & Ten.70% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a number people, Sixteen.30% of people under a age of 18 & 15.40% of people 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.
Cities and towns
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Donaldsonville
Duplessis
Gonzales
Prairieville
Sorrento
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