Donaldsonville, Louisiana

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The city of Donaldsonville is the parish seat of Ascension Parish in the US state of Louisiana, and is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River. The population was 7,605 at the 2000 census.

Contents

1 History and Culture
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

History and Culture

Donaldsonville served as the Louisiana capital (1830 - 1831) after New Orleans was decided as "too noisy". Donaldsonville is a small town and has many historic sites. The bricks that were used for the former statehouse of Louisiana are now blocking the waters of Bayou Lafourche. Donaldsonville has a museum, parks, shopping centers, civil war grounds, etc.

Donaldsonville was the childhood home of jazz great "King" Joe Oliver and the home of bandleader Claiborne Williams.

The official journal of the city is the Donaldsonville Chief, which has been published since 1871. It is available online at http://www.ascensioncitizen.com/chief/.

Geography

Donaldsonville is located at [30°5′60″N, 90°59′39″W] (30.099947, -90.994046)^{[Geographic references#1GR1]}.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.6 km² (2.5 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^{[Geographic references#2GR2]} of 2000, there were 7,605 people, 2,656 households, and 1,946 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,151.5/km² (2,986.9/mi²). There were 2,948 housing units at an average density of 446.4/km² (1,157.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 29.82% White, 69.13% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.

There were 2,656 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 30.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 81.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,084, and the median income for a family was $29,408. Males had a median income of $31,849 versus $17,528 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,009. About 32.8% of families and 34.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 49.0% of those under age 18 and 22.2% of those age 65 or over.

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