Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Ascension Parish is one of the 64 parish of Louisiana, located towards the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. The population of parish in 2000 stood at 76627 as per the Census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 101789, making it the 14th most populous parish in Louisiana. The parish extends throughout a territory of 302.88 mi˛ (784.46 sq km ), of which, 291.53 square miles (755.06 sq km) of it is land and 11.35 square miles (29.4 sq km) of it is water, making it Louisiana's fourth smallest parish by total area.

Ascension Parish Louisiana
Map of Ascension Parish, Louisiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 76627 people in the parish, organized into 26691 households, and 20789 families living in the parish. The population density was 262.8 people per square mile (101.47/km˛), it would be the sixth most densely populated parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. There were 29172 housing units at an average density of 100.1 per square mile (38.65/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.85 persons, and the average family size was 3.25 persons. In the parish Population was distributed with 30.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. Its population was estimated at 101789 in July 2008, The racial makeup of the parish was 76.63% White, 21.58% Black or African American, 0.29% American Indian, 0.85% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 0.63% from two or more races.

Ascension Parish Louisiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Ascension Parish Louisiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Ascension Parish Louisiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the parish was $44288, it is Louisiana's third wealthiest parish by median household income. The median income for a family in the parish was $50626, it is the second highest parish by median family income in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The per capita income for the parish was $17858, it would be the seventh highest parish by per capita income in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

In 2000, 21867 pupils and students, of which 10919 are male and 10948 are female, 28.54% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1658 nursery or pri school, 1461 kindergarten, 10444 elementary school, 5199 high school and 3105 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Donaldsonville CityAscension Parish2.552.55076052986.91200924084
2Gonzales CityAscension Parish8.438.370.068156974.21769038173
3Sorrento TownAscension Parish3.133.1301227392.51480335234
YearPopulation
April 2000 census76627
April 2000 Estimate76568
July 2000 Estimate77278
July 2001 Estimate79086
July 2002 Estimate81164
July 2003 Estimate83609
July 2004 Estimate85888
July 2005 Estimate89118
July 2006 Estimate95518
July 2007 Estimate99089
July 2008 Estimate101789
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school8777811658
Kindergarten8795821461
Elementary school5376506810444
High school255926405199
College or graduate school122818773105
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Ascension Parish, Louisiana$44288$50626$17858
Louisiana, United States$32566$39774$16912
United States$41994$50046$21587