St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
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St. Martin Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. The parish seat is St. Martinville and as of the 2000 census, the population is 48,583.
The parish is split into two parts, due to a surveying error dating back to 1868, when Iberia Parish was created by the Louisiana Legislature.
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Geography
The parish has a total area of 2,115 km2 (816 mi2). 1,916 km2 (740 mi2) of it is land and 198 km2 (77 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 9.38% water.
Adjacent parishes
Iberia Parish splits the parish into two parts. In addition, the following parishes are also adjacent:
- St. Landry Parish (north)
- Pointe Coupee Parish (northeast)
- Iberville Parish (east)
- Assumption Parish (southeast)
- St. Mary Parish (southwest)
- Lafayette Parish (west)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 48,583 people, 17,164 households, and 12,975 families residing in the parish. The population density is 25/km2 (66/mi2). There are 20,245 housing units at an average density of 11/km2 (27/mi2). The racial makeup of the parish is 65.95% White, 31.98% Black or African American, 0.92% Asian, 0.29% Native American, 0.20% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 0.83% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 17,164 households out of which 39.70% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.60% are married couples living together, 15.90% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.40% are non-families. 20.70% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.90% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.78 and the average family size is 3.22.
The 2000 census counted 44,915 people in the parish who are at least five years old; 31,229 of them (69.5%) speak only English at home. According to SIL International, Cajun French is the second-most common language in the parish.
In the parish the population is spread out with 29.50% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 10.10% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.00 males.
The median income for a household in the parish is $30,701, and the median income for a family is $36,316. Males have a median income of $30,701 versus $18,365 for females. The per capita income for the parish is $13,619. 21.50% of the population and 18.40% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 27.70% of those under the age of 18 and 22.10% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Cities and towns
External links
- Official website
- St. Martin Parish Tourism Commission
- Cajun recipes from those in St. Martin Parish, from a commercial website run by former Louisiana residents
