La Salle Parish, Louisiana

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La Salle Parish is one of the 64 parish of Louisiana, located towards the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. In 2000, the population was 14282. In July 2008, its estimated population was 14062, making it Louisiana's tenth smallest parish. It is spread over 662.36 mi˛ (1715.5 square kilometre), of which, 623.83 square miles (1615.71 square kilometre ) of it is land and 38.54 square miles (99.82 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 35th largest by size in Louisiana.


As of the census of 2000, there were 14282 people, 5291 households, and 3798 families living in the parish. The population density was 22.9 people per square mile (8.84/km˛), it would be the tenth least densely populated parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. There were 6273 housing units at an average density of 10.1 per square mile (3.9/km˛). The average household size was 2.52 persons, and the average family size was 3.03 persons. Age range in the parish was well distributed with 26.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 14062, The racial makeup of the parish was 85.37% White, 12.81% Black or African American, 0.79% American Indian, 0.17% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 0.83% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the parish was $28189, it is 37th wealthiest parish by median household income in Louisiana. The median income for a family in the parish was $36197, it is the 29th highest parish by median family income in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The per capita income for the parish was $14033, it is the 36th wealthiest parish in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 3312 pupils and students, of which 51.36% are male and 48.64% are female, 23.19% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 3.93% nursery or pri school, 7.46% kindergarten, 49.09% elementary school, 28.32% high school and 11.2% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Jena Town	La Salle Parish	5.38	5.38	0	2971	552.7	13761	30938
2	Midway Cdp	La Salle Parish	3.53	3.5	0.03	1505	429.6	12819	19479
3	Olla Town	La Salle Parish	3.42	3.42	0	1417	413.9	11669	24762
4	Tullos Town	La Salle Parish, Winn Parish	1.52	1.5	0.02	419	278.5	14265	26484
5	Urania Town	La Salle Parish	1.25	1.24	0.01	700	563.5	10517	25625

Year	Population
April 2000 census	14282
April 2000 Estimate	14282
July 2000 Estimate	14264
July 2001 Estimate	14121
July 2002 Estimate	14192
July 2003 Estimate	14100
July 2004 Estimate	14030
July 2005 Estimate	13895
July 2006 Estimate	14026
July 2007 Estimate	14039
July 2008 Estimate	14062

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	57	73	130
Kindergarten	84	163	247
Elementary school	877	749	1626
High school	539	399	938
College or graduate school	144	227	371

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
La Salle Parish, Louisiana	$28189	$36197	$14033
Louisiana, United States	$32566	$39774	$16912
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587