- Hackberry, Louisiana
Geobox Settlement
name = Hackberry
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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region = Cameron
region_type = Parish
area_imperial = 93.7
area_land_imperial = 82.2
area_water_imperial = 11.4
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lat_s = 11
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population = 1699
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map_caption = Location of Hackberry in Louisiana
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map1_caption = Location of Louisiana in the United States
website =Hackberry is a
census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron Parish,Louisiana ,United States . The population was 1,699 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.Geography
Hackberry is located at coor dms|29|59|11|N|93|23|50|W|city (29.986485, -93.397190)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 93.7square mile s (242.7km² ), of which, 82.2 square miles (213.0 km²) of it is land and 11.4 square miles (29.6 km²) of it (12.21%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 1,699 people, 626 households, and 458 families residing in the CDP. Thepopulation density was 20.7 people per square mile (8.0/km²). There were 818 housing units at an average density of 9.9/sq mi (3.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.53% White, 0.47% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.53% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.There were 626 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,366, and the median income for a family was $51,780. Males had a median income of $36,719 versus $25,192 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $16,332. About 3.9% of families and 9.2% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.Education
Hackberry is served by the
Cameron Parish School Board .Hackberry High School , a primary and secondary school, serves Hackberry.Cameron Parish Public Library operates the Hackberry Branch at 983 Main Street in the Hackberry CDP. [" [http://www.state.lib.la.us/libdir/ Louisiana Library Directory] ." "State Library of Louisiana ". AccessedSeptember 22 ,2008 .]References
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