Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
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Vermilion Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Abbeville and as of 2000, the population was 53,807.
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[edit] Geography
The parish has a total area of 3,984 km² (1,538 mi²). 3,040 km² (1,174 mi²) of it is land and 944 km² (365 mi²) of it (23.70%) is water.
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[edit] Adjacent parishes
- Acadia Parish (north)
- Lafayette Parish (northeast)
- Iberia Parish (east)
- Gulf of Mexico (south)
- Cameron Parish (west)
- Jefferson Davis Parish (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
Home to a number of Cajun peoples, as of the census² of 2000, there were 53,807 people, 19,832 households, and 14,457 families residing in the parish. The population density was 18/km² (46/mi²). There were 22,461 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/mi²). The racial makeup of the parish was 82.68% White, 14.17% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.82% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.89% reported speaking French or Cajun French at home, while 1.64% speak Vietnamese and 1.02% Spanish.[1]
There were 19,832 households out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were married couples living together, 13.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the parish the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.
The median income for a household in the parish was $29,500, and the median income for a family was $36,093. Males had a median income of $31,044 versus $18,710 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $14,201. About 17.40% of families and 22.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.00% of those under age 18 and 21.40% of those age 65 or over.
