Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

Infobox U.S. County
county = Pointe Coupee Parish
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state = Louisiana




founded year = 1807
founded date =
seat wl = New Roads
largest city wl = New Roads
area_total_sq_mi = 591
area_total_km2 = 1530
area_land_sq_mi = 557
area_land_km2 = 1444
area_water_sq_mi = 33
area_water_km2 =86
area percentage = 5.64%
census yr = 2000
pop = 22763
density_sq_mi = 41
density_km2 = 16
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
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named for = "la pointe coupée", French for "the place of the cut-off"

Pointe Coupee Parish, pronounced "Pwent Koo-Pay" and (pronounced "Point Coo-Pea" in English) ( _fr. Paroisse de la Pointe-Coupée), is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is New Roads. As of 2000, the population was 22,763.

Pointe Coupee Parish is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Baton Rouge–Pierre Part Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

The parish has a total area of 591 square miles (1,530 km²), of which, 557 square miles (1,444 km²) of it is land and 33 square miles (86 km²) of it (5.64%) is water. The land is mainly made up of prairies, but there are some swampy areas in the western part near the Atchafalaya River, and a few low bluffs.

Major highways

Pointe Coupee Parish has 498.98 miles of highways within its borders [ [http://www.lsp.org/troopa.html LSP - Troop Info - Troop A ] ] .

*- currently the only four lane roadway in the parish [ [http://www.southeastroads.com/us-190_la.html Louisiana @ SouthEastRoads - U.S. Highway 190 ] ] [ [http://www.pcpolicejury.org/econdev/profile/transportation.html Profile: Pointe Coupee Parish ] ]
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Minor Highwways

Major Waterways

* Atchafalaya River
* False River
* Mississippi River
* Old River (Louisiana)
* Red River

Adjacent parishes

*Concordia Parish (north)
*West Feliciana Parish (northeast)
*West Baton Rouge Parish (east)
*Iberville Parish (south)
*St. Martin Parish (southwest)
*St. Landry Parish (west)
*Avoyelles Parish (northwest)

National protected area

* Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

USCensusPop
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1810= 3187
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1830= 5942
1840= 7898
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1900= 25777
1910= 25289
1920= 24697
1930= 21001
1940= 24004
1950= 21841
1960= 22488
1970= 22002
1980= 24045
1990= 22540
2000= 22763
estimate= 22648
estyear= 2006
estref= [cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22077.html|title=Pointe Coupee Parish Quickfacts|author=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-02-02]
footnote=Pointe Coupee Parish Census Data [cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt|title=Louisiana Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|author=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-02-02] [http://oseda.missouri.edu/mscdc/census/us/trend/counties/S22LA/C22077]

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 22,763 people, 8,397 households, and 6,171 families residing in the parish. The population density was 41 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 10,297 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 68.91% White, 29.61% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 93.61% of the population spoke only English at home, while 4.89% spoke French or Cajun French and 0.96% spoke Spanish. [http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results]

There were 8,397 households out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.70% were married couples living together, 15.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% 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 3.17.

In the parish the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.70 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $30,618, and the median income for a family was $36,625. Males had a median income of $35,022 versus $20,759 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $15,387, ranking 23rd out of 64 parishes. About 18.70% of families and 23.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.20% of those under age 18 and 23.90% are the age of 65 and older.

The center of population of Louisiana is located in Pointe Coupee Parish, in the city of New Roads [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt] .

Cities and towns

Incorporated

*Fordoche
*Livonia
*Morganza
*New Roads

Unincorporated

Education

chools

The Pointe Coupee Parish School Board serves the parish.

As of 2008 the sole secondary school operated by the parish school board is Livonia High School, serving grades 7 through 12. Pointe Coupee Central High School became a charter school in 2008.

Private

*Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee
*False River Academy

Notable natives and residents

* deLesseps Story Morrison (1912-1964) was born in New Roads.

Ernest Gaines

ee also

* Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office

References

External links

* [http://www.novoprint.com/PointeCoupee/ZMap1.html Pointe Coupee Interactive Map]
* [http://www.pcpolicejury.org/ Official Pointe Coupee Parish website]
* [http://www.pcpso.org/ Official Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office website]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/louisiana/ Explore the History and Culture of Southeastern Louisiana, a National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" Travel Itinerary]