Iberville Parish, Louisiana

Infobox U.S. County
county = Iberville Parish
state = Louisiana




founded year = 1805
founded date = April 10
seat wl = Plaquemine
largest city wl = Plaquemine
area_total_sq_mi = 653
area_total_km2 = 1691
area_land_sq_mi = 619
area_land_km2 = 1602
area_water_sq_mi = 34
area_water_km2 = 89
area percentage = 5.24%
census yr = 2000
pop = 33320
density_sq_mi = 54
density_km2 = 21
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.parish.iberville.la.us
named for = Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

Iberville Parish (French: "Paroisse d'Iberville") is a parish located south of Baton Rouge in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Plaquemine. In 2000, the population of the parish was 33,320.

Iberville Parish is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Baton Rouge–Pierre Part Combined Statistical Area.

History

The parish is named for Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, who founded the French colony of Louisiana. A few archeological efforts have been made in the Parish, and the attention has lied mainly on the many Indian "mounds". Although the first expedition, led by Clarence B. Moore, was only an attempt at collecting data from a couple of the sites it set the groundwork for later projects. Clarence was mainly interested in the skeletal remains of the previous inhabitants, rather than excavating the decrepit pottery and furniture. Archeologists are especially interested in these sites because of their uniformity and size. Some of the mounds are seven hundred feet long, a hundred feet wide and six feet tall. Most of them contain human remains. [Ford, James A: "Measuring the Flow of Time", page 415. The University of Alabama Press, 1999.]

Geography

The parish has a total area of 653 square miles (1,691 km²), of which, 619 square miles (1,602 km²) of it is land and 34 square miles (89 km²) of it (5.24%) is water.

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Adjacent parishes

*Pointe Coupee Parish (northwest)
*West Baton Rouge Parish (north)
*East Baton Rouge Parish (northeast)
*Ascension Parish (east)
*Assumption Parish (southeast)
*Iberia Parish (south)
*St. Martin Parish (west)

National protected area

* Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 33,320 people, 10,674 households, and 8,016 families residing in the parish. The population density was 54 people per square mile (21/km²). There were 11,953 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 49.26% White, 49.70% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.USCensusPop
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1900= 27006
1910= 30954
1920= 26806
1930= 24638
1940= 27721
1950= 26750
1960= 29939
1970= 30746
1980= 32159
1990= 31049
2000= 33320
estimate= 32974
estyear= 2006
estref= [cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22047.html|title=Iberville Parish Quickfacts|author=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-02-02]
footnote=Iberville Parish Census Data [cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt|title=Louisiana Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|author=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-02-02] There were 10,674 households out of which 36.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.60% were married couples living together, 20.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.90% were non-families. 21.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the parish the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.50 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $29,039, and the median income for a family was $34,100. Males had a median income of $32,074 versus $20,007 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $13,272. About 19.50% of families and 23.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.10% of those under age 18 and 18.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Education

Iberville Parish School Board operates public schools.

ee also

References

External links

* [http://www.parish.iberville.la.us/ Ibervillle Parish government's website]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/louisiana/ Explore the History and Culture of Southeastern Louisiana, a National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" Travel Itinerary]