Vidalia, Louisiana
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The town of Vidalia is the parish seat of Concordia Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. The population was 4,543 at the 2000 census.
Vidalia, Louisiana
Vidalia is located at (31.568295, -91.434268)[Geographic references#1GR1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²), all land.
Vidalia was founded by Don Jose Vidal. The great Sandbar duel featuring Jim Bowie is one of the great stories told by the locals. Vidalia is a bustling town with the addition of the new Vidalia Riverwalk. It features a new hotel, medical center, restaurant, and more additions coming soon. Vidalia also loves its sports. Vidalia High School, home of the Mighty Vikings, enjoys great athletic teams year after year. Baseball and Softball teams have won state championships. Vidalia is the sister city to Natchez, Mississippi.
"Vidalia onions" are not named for Vidalia, Louisiana, but for Vidalia, Georgia.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 4,543 people, 1,779 households, and 1,289 families residing in the town. The population density was 756.1/km² (1,959.7/mi²). There were 1,910 housing units at an average density of 317.9/km² (823.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 71.67% White, 27.07% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.There were 1,779 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,500, and the median income for a family was $36,917. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $21,455 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,478. About 17.8% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.
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