Napoleonville, Louisiana

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The village of Napoleonville is the parish seat of Assumption Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 686 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Napoleonville was the birthplace of jazz bandleader Papa Celestin and NFL running back Brandon Jacobs,

[edit] Geography

Napoleonville is located at 29°56′16″N, 91°1′36″W (29.937778, -91.026750)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 686 people, 246 households, and 170 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,471.5/km² (3,917.9/mi²). There were 288 housing units at an average density of 617.8/km² (1,644.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 29.01% White, 69.83% African American, 0.44% Native American, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.

There were 246 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.0% were married couples living together, 27.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 81.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $18,977, and the median income for a family was $21,339. Males had a median income of $26,750 versus $16,607 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,005. About 31.4% of families and 31.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.8% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.