Livingston is a town in and the parish seat of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1] The population was 1,342 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Livingston is the site of a gravitational wave observatory sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
Livingston was the site of a major train derailment.
Geography
Livingston is located at 30°29′55″N 90°44′54″W / 30.49861°N 90.74833°W / 30.49861; -90.74833 (30.498721, -90.748371)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.1 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,342 people, 539 households, and 377 families residing in the town. The population density was 429.8 people per square mile (166.1/km²). There were 581 housing units at an average density of 186.1/sq mi (71.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.05% White, 2.98% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.22% Asian, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
There were 539 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,813, and the median income for a family was $41,625. Males had a median income of $33,958 versus $20,795 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,075. About 10.9% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Livingston is within the Livingston Parish Public Schools system.
The following schools serve Livingston:
Notable people
- Heulette Fontenot, former state representative and state senator from Livingston Parish
- Dale Erdey, current state senator from Livingston Parish and former mayor of Livingston
References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
