Red Chute, Louisiana

Geobox Settlement
name = Red Chute
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category = Census-designated place


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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region = Bossier
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area_imperial = 9.3
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population = 5984
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map_caption = Location of Red Chute in Louisiana
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Red Chute is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,984 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Red Chute is located at coor dms|32|33|53|N|93|36|35|W|city (32.564841, -93.609777)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.3 square miles (24.1 km²), of which, 9.3 square miles (24.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.21%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 5,984 people, 2,133 households, and 1,723 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 644.1 people per square mile (248.7/km²). There were 2,308 housing units at an average density of 248.4/sq mi (95.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.87% White, 7.22% African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.75% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.09% of the population.

There were 2,133 households out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $54,848, and the median income for a family was $60,432. Males had a median income of $37,312 versus $27,649 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,908. About 2.6% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

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