French Settlement, Louisiana

French Settlement, Louisiana

Geobox Village
name = Village of French Settlement
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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region = Livingston
region_type = Parish
area_imperial = 2.7
area_land_imperial = 2.7
area_water_imperial = 0.0
area_water_percentage = auto
area_percentage_round = 2
area_round = 1
location =
lat_d = 30
lat_m = 18
lat_s = 16
lat_NS = N
long_d = 90
long_m = 48
long_s = 56
long_EW = W
elevation_imperial = 13
elevation_round = 1
population_as_of = 2000
population = 945
population_density_imperial = 349.0
population_density_round = 1
established_type = Incorporated
established = June 13 1965
mayor = Toni Guitrau
timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
postal_code = 70733
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area_code = 225
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map_caption = Location of French Settlement in Louisiana
map_locator = Louisiana
map1 = Map of USA LA.svg
map1_caption = Location of Louisiana in the United States
website = http://frenchsettlement-la.gov/

French Settlement is a village in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 945 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

French Settlement is located at coor dms|30|18|16|N|90|47|56|W|city (30.304395, -90.798881)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²). 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.37% is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 945 people, 359 households, and 276 families residing in the village. The population density was 134.6/km² (349.0/mi²). There were 436 housing units at an average density of 62.1/km² (161.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.26% White, 0.21% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.90% of the population.

There were 359 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,563, and the median income for a family was $41,518. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $18,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,660. About 5.6% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

French Settlement is within the Livingston Parish Public Schools system.

French Settlement is served by French Settlement Elementary School and French Settlement High School.

References


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