Mandeville is a city in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 10,489 at the 2000 census. Mandeville is located on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, along Interstate 12, across the lake from the city of New Orleans. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. Mandeville was affected by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and was moderately damaged. However, most of the reconstruction has been finished and the town is mostly back to normal. Mandeville was named one of the Relocate America Top 100 Places to Live in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009.[1]
History
The area had long been agricultural land when the town of Mandeville was laid out in 1834 by developer Bernard Xavier de Marigny de Mandeville also known as Bernard de Marigny. In 1840 Mandeville was incorporated as a town. It became a popular summer destination for well-to-do New Orleanians wishing to escape the city's heat.
In the mid-19th century, regular daily steam-boat traffic between New Orleans and Mandeville began, and by the end of the 19th century Victorian times, it became a popular weekend destination of the New Orleans middle class as well. Bands would play music on the ships going across the lake and at pavilions and dance-halls in Mandeville; Mandeville became one of the first places where the new jazz music was heard outside of New Orleans. Bunk Johnson, Buddy Petit, Papa Celestin, George Lewis, Kid Ory, Edmond Hall, Chester Zardis, and many other early jazz artists played in Mandeville regularly.
Two buildings from early jazz history still stand in Mandeville. Ruby's Roadhouse has been in continuous operation since the 1920s and is still a popular bar and live music venue today. The Dew Drop Dance Hall opened in January 1895. It closed with the onset of the Great Depression and was used only for storage for decades, preserving the dance hall unchanged from the early 20th century until it reopened in 2000 with live jazz as a protected historic landmark. (This was one of the earliest "Dew Drop"s; dance halls across the South were similarly named, including the club in New Orleans where Little Richard got his start. )
In 1956, the first span of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opened to automobile traffic. A second span was added in 1969. The new road began the growth of Mandeville and the surrounding area as a suburban commuter community for people working in New Orleans. This trend increased in the 1980s and 1990s, bringing much growth to Mandeville, and bringing it more into the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area.
Mandeville is the home town of Cajun fiddler and bandleader Amanda Shaw, the rock group 12 Stones, teen singer Brianna Rieffel and current Price Is Right model Rachel Reynolds and Alexis Cates, and Lost actor Ian Somerhalder.
Geography
Mandeville is located at 30°22′9″N 90°4′41″W / 30.36917°N 90.07806°W / 30.36917; -90.07806 (30.369282, -90.078006)[2] and has an elevation of 7 feet (2.1 m)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 10,489 people, 4,204 households, and 2,724 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,543.1 people per square mile (595.6/km²). There were 4,669 housing units at an average density of 686.9/sq mi (265.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.15% White, 4.79% African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.43% of the population.
There were 4,204 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.8% 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 2.46 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were approximately 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were approximately 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $52,500, and the median income for a family was $70,043. Males had a median income of $50,891 versus $30,554 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,420. About 4.9% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.
Mandeville Neighborhood Profile
Quick Glance Population: 11,874 Population Growth: 12.1% Residents per square mile Population Density: 1,804 Median Age: 38 years Median Income: $63,542 100 = national average, 110 = 10% more expensive Cost of Living Index: 102
January Avg Temp: 41°F July Avg Temp: 92°F Sunny Days: 218 Precipitation Days: 105 Rainfall (inches): 59 Snowfall (inches): 0
Mandeville Demographics
Mandeville Jobs and Politics Unemployment Rate: 3.8% Recent Job Growth: 1.5% Future Job Growth: 25.8% Democrat: 24.5% Republican: 74.6% Independent (others): 0.7% Mandeville Housing Statistics Median Home Age: 19 years Median Home Value: $276,075
Mandeville Education Statistics Expenditures per pupil ($) School Expenditures: $5,283 Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 14 Students/Librarian: 342 Students/Counselor: 124
Sister city
Mandeville has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:
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