Geography
the parish has a amount vicinity of 1,530 km² (591 mi²). 1,444 klick^Deuce (557 mi^Two) of these are l& and 86 kilometer^Deuce (33 mi^Deuce) of these are a river. A amount front yard is Little phoebe.64% water system. Adjacent parishes
Concordia Parish (north) West Feliciana Parish (northeast) West Baton Rouge Parish (east) Iberville Parish (southeast) St. Martin Parish (south) St. Landry Parish (southwest) Avoyelles Parish (northwest)

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 22,763 people, 8,397 households, and 6,171 families residing in the parish. A population density is 16/km² (41/mi^Ii). There are 10,297 housing units at an typical density of 7/km² (18/mi^Ii). A racial makeup of the parish is Sixty.91% White, 37.79% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. I.08% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 8,397 home away from which 35.20% develop toddlers under a age of Xviii swallow the babies, 53.70% come married couples living together, 15.30% have a female homeowner by using there are no married man present, & Xxvi.50% come non-families. Twenty-three.40% of a lot house come processed higher of people & Eleven.10% use person dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Two.67 & a typical personal size is Triad.Xvii.

In a parish the people is spread retired by owning Xxvii.30% under a age of Eighteen, Ogdoad.80% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Xxvii.00% from either 25 to 44, Xxiii.10% from either 45 to 64, & Long dozen.90% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 37 years. For each C females there are 94.Forty males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & all over, there are Xc.Seventy males.

the median income for a menage in the parish is $30,618, & the median income for a personal is $36,625. Males have a median income of $35,022 versus $20,759 for females. A per capita income for the parish is $15,387. Twenty-three.10% of the people & Xviii.70% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a amount people, Xxx.20% of victims under a age of 18 & 23.90% of victims 65 & older come residing beneath a poverty level.

Cities and towns

Fordoche Livonia

Morganza New Roads