Coushatta, Louisiana
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The town of Coushatta is the parish seat of Red River Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. The population was 2,299 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Coushatta is located at (32.023162, -93.341775)[Geographic references#1GR1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.9 km² (3.4 mi²). 8.7 km² (3.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.91%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 2,299 people, 738 households, and 512 families residing in the town. The population density was 265.0/km² (686.5/mi²). There were 823 housing units at an average density of 94.9/km² (245.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 33.19% White, 65.42% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.There were 738 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 31.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.48.
In the town the population was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 78.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $15,500, and the median income for a family was $18,958. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $13,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,228. About 44.6% of families and 49.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 64.0% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.
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