Boutte, Louisiana

Geobox Town
name = Boutte
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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region = St. Charles
region_type = Parish
area_imperial = 3.8
area_land_imperial = 3.7
area_water_imperial = 0.1
area_round = 1
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population = 2181
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map_caption = Location of Boutte in Louisiana
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Boutte is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,181 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Boutte is located at coor dms|29|54|4|N|90|23|11|W|city (29.901060, -90.386434)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.80%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,181 people, 740 households, and 560 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 582.6 people per square mile (225.2/km²). There were 810 housing units at an average density of 216.4/sq mi (83.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 33.93% White, 64.10% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.

There were 740 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 27.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,132, and the median income for a family was $36,307. Males had a median income of $29,464 versus $18,913 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,247. About 28.5% of families and 33.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.4% of those under age 18 and 36.5% of those age 65 or over.

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