La Plata, Maryland
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- ''For the Argentine city see La Plata.
On April 28, 2002, an F4 tornado cut a 24-mile long swath through Charles County, with areas around La Plata damaged most severely. This tornado caused 4 deaths. La Plata had suffered a tornado 70 years prior that had a death toll of 17 people, 14 of them in a school called Milton Somers Junior High. See more at Midwest To Mid-Atlantic Tornado Outbreak. New public buildings have risen over the storm-damaged area downtown. Historic Mount Carmel, the oldest Catholic convent in the United States, is just outside La Plata near the community college. La Plata has county offices, a hospital, two high schools, community theater, and a department store.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 18.0 km² (6.9 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 6,551 people, 2,223 households, and 1,578 families residing in the town. The population density was 363.9/km² (942.7/mi²). There were 2,308 housing units at an average density of 128.2/km² (332.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 72.72% White, 23.69% African American, 0.52% Native American, 1.56% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.There were 2,223 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $56,490, and the median income for a family was $66,288. Males had a median income of $42,492 versus $32,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,669. About 8.3% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over.
External links
- http://www.townoflaplata.org/
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