La Salle Parish, Louisiana

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La Salle Parish, Louisiana
Map
Location in the state of Louisiana
Louisiana's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1908
Seat	Jena
Largest city	Jena
Area - Total - Land - Water	662 sq mi (1,716 km²) 624 sq mi (1,616 km²) 39 sq mi (100 km²), 5.82%
Population - (2000) - Density	14,282 23/sq mi (9/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

La Salle Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Jena and as of 2000, the population is 14,282. It is named for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent parishes
2 Demographics
3 Politics
4 Education
- 4.1 Primary and secondary schools
  - 4.1.1 Public schools
- 4.2 Colleges and universities
5 Communities
- 5.1 Towns
- 5.2 Unincorporated places
6 See also
7 References

[edit] Geography

The parish has a total area of 662 square miles (1,716 km²), of which, 624 square miles (1,616 km²) of it is land and 39 square miles (100 km²) of it (5.82%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent parishes

Caldwell Parish (north)
Catahoula Parish (east)
Avoyelles Parish (south)
Rapides Parish (southwest)
Grant Parish (west)
Winn Parish (northwest)

[edit] Demographics


Census	Pop.		%±
1910	9,402		—
1920	9,856		4.8%
1930	11,668		18.4%
1940	10,959		−6.1%
1950	12,717		16%
1960	13,011		2.3%
1970	13,295		2.2%
1980	17,004		27.9%
1990	13,662		−19.7%
2000	14,282		4.5%
Est. 2006	14,093	^[1]	−1.3%
La Salle Parish Census Data^[2]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 14,282 people, 5,291 households, and 3,798 families residing in the parish. The population density was 23 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 6,273 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 86.13% White, 12.20% Black or African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,291 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the parish the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $28,189, and the median income for a family was $36,197. Males had a median income of $27,431 versus $19,697 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $14,033. About 14.90% of families and 18.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.70% of those under age 18 and 18.90% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Politics

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The parish tends to vote Republican in competitive elections.

In the 2004 presidential race, La Salle Parish gave the George W. Bush - Richard B. Cheney electors 5,015 votes (80 percent) to 1,155 ballots (19 percent) for the Democratic John Kerry - John Edwards slate.

La Salle Parish was the home of former Democratic state senator, U.S. representative, and district attorney Speedy O. Long (1928-2006), a member of the popular Long political dynasty.

[edit] Education

[edit] Primary and secondary schools

[edit] Public schools

The LaSalle Parish School System consists of nine schools with a total of over 2,300 students. Temple Christian Academy, which is a private school, has a total of 102 students.