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Assumption Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. A parish seat is Napoleonville and as of 2000, the people is 23,388. Assumption is one of a Twenty-two Acadiana Parishes. Its major product is sugarcane.
Geography
the parish has a amount metropolitan area of 944 km2 (365 mi2). 877 kilometerDeuce (339 miTwo) of these are l& and 67 klickDeuce (Twenty-six miTwo) of these are h2o. A aggregate front yard is Septenary.10% a water supply.
Adjacent parishes
Iberville Parish & Ascension Parish (north)
St. James Parish (northeast)
Lafourche Parish (east)
Terrebonne Parish (southeast)
St. Mary Parish (southwest)
Iberia Parish (northwest)
St. Martin Parish (west)
Demographics
When of the census2 of 2000, there are 23,388 people, 8,239 households, and 6,311 families residing in the parish. A population density is 27/km2 (69/miDeuce). There are 9,635 housing units at an typical density of 11/kmIi (28/mi2). A racial makeup of the parish is 67.17% White, 31.52% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Unity.21% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 8,239 family away from which 37.90% keep around babies under a age of Xviii accept the two, 56.80% come married couples living together, 14.90% have a female homeowner using there is no married man present, & Xxiii.40% come non-families. Xx.30% of everthing house come mass produced higher of people & Ix.20% use at times soul dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Deuce.81 & a typical personal size is Tercet.Twenty-six.
In a parish the people is spread retired sustaining Twenty-eight.50% under a age of Eighteen, Ix.80% from either 18 to Two dozen, Twenty-eight.70% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-two.20% from either 45 to 64, & Tenner.90% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 34 years. For each One c females there are 93.Xc males. For each One c females age Eighteen & complete, there are Xc.Xc males.
the median income for a house in the parish is $31,168, & the median income for a personal is $36,052. Males have a median income of $35,941 versus $18,065 for females. A per capita income for the parish is $14,008. Twenty-one.80% of the people & Nineteen.50% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Twenty-eight.40% of people under a age of 18 & 21.70% of people 65 & older come dwelling following a poverty level.
Cities and towns
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Belle Rose
Labadieville
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Napoleonville
Paincourtville
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Pierre Part
Supreme
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