| Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana | |
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| Founded | 1807 |
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| Seat | New Roads |
| Largest city | New Roads |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
591 sq mi (1,530 km²) 557 sq mi (1,444 km²) 33 sq mi (86 km²), 5.64% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
22,763 41/sq mi (16/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: la pointe coupée, French for the place of the cut-off | |
 Map of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana With Municipal Labels
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Pointe Coupee Parish, pronounced "Pwent Koo-Pay" and (pronounced "Point Coo-Pea" in English) (French: Paroisse de la Pointe-Coupée), is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is New Roads. As of 2000, the population was 22,763.
Pointe Coupee Parish is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Baton Rouge–Pierre Part Combined Statistical Area.
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Geography
The parish has a total area of 591 square miles (1,530 km²), of which, 557 square miles (1,444 km²) of it is land and 33 square miles (86 km²) of it (5.64%) is water. The land consists mainly of praires and backswamp.
Major highways
Pointe Coupee Parish has 498.98 miles of highways within its borders[1].
U.S. Highway 190- currently the only four lane roadway in the parish[2][3]
Louisiana Highway 1
Minor Highwways
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Major Waterways
Adjacent parishes
- Concordia Parish (north)
- West Feliciana Parish (northeast)
- West Baton Rouge Parish (east)
- Iberville Parish (south)
- St. Martin Parish (southwest)
- St. Landry Parish (west)
- Avoyelles Parish (northwest)
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Avoyelles Parish | Concordia Parish | West Feliciana Parish | |
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| St. Martin Parish | Iberville Parish |
National protected area
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
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| 1810 | 3,187 |
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| 1830 | 5,942 |
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| 1840 | 7,898 | 32.9% | |
| 1900 | 25,777 |
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| 1910 | 25,289 | −1.9% | |
| 1920 | 24,697 | −2.3% | |
| 1930 | 21,001 | −15.0% | |
| 1940 | 24,004 | 14.3% | |
| 1950 | 21,841 | −9.0% | |
| 1960 | 22,488 | 3.0% | |
| 1970 | 22,002 | −2.2% | |
| 1980 | 24,045 | 9.3% | |
| 1990 | 22,540 | −6.3% | |
| 2000 | 22,763 | 1.0% | |
| Est. 2006 | 22,648 | [4] | −0.5% |
| Pointe Coupee Parish Census Data[5][6] | |||
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 22,763 people, 8,397 households, and 6,171 families residing in the parish. The population density was 41 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 10,297 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 68.91% White, 29.61% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 93.61% of the population spoke only English at home, while 4.89% spoke French or Cajun French and 0.96% spoke Spanish.[1]
There were 8,397 households out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.70% were married couples living together, 15.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the parish the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.70 males.
The median income for a household in the parish was $30,618, and the median income for a family was $36,625. Males had a median income of $35,022 versus $20,759 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $15,387, ranking 23rd out of 64 parishes. About 18.70% of families and 23.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.20% of those under age 18 and 23.90% are the age of 65 and older.
The center of population of Louisiana is located in Pointe Coupee Parish, in the city of New Roads [2].
Cities and towns
Incorporated
Unincorporated
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Education
Schools
The Pointe Coupee Parish School Board serves the parish.
As of 2008 the sole secondary school operated by the parish school board is Livonia High School, serving grades 7 through 12. Pointe Coupee Central High School became a charter school in 2008.
Private
- Catholic Elementary School of Pointe Coupee / Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee
- False River Academy
Hurricanes
In 2008 Pointe Coupee was one of the hardest hit by Hurricane Gustav.
Notable natives and residents
- deLesseps Story Morrison (1912-1964) was born in New Roads.
- Ernest Gaines
- Major General John Archer Lejeune
- Buddy Guy
- Bennet Barton Simmes, State Senator lived at White Hall Plantation, Legonier
- Russel L. Honoré
- Olivier Otis Provosty (1852-1924) - State Senator, Member of 198 Constitutional Convention, Chief Justice of La Supreme Ct
- Albin Provosty (1865-1932) - Newspaper editor, preservationist (St Francis Church -oldest in Miss Valley), State Senator, District Attorney, Memebr and leader LA Constitutionalm Conventions of 1913 & 1921, President, :La State Bar Ass'n., builder of "Provosty Hall".
- Auguste Provosty (1818-1868) - State Senator, Member of 1860-61 La Secession Convention - Chaired Committee which produced the bilingual Secession Ordinance.
- Zénon LeDoux Jr (1820-1850) - Member and Leader, LA Constitutional Convention of 1845; LA Secretary of State, 1848-1850.
- Charles Parlange - Chief Justice of LA Supreme Court.
- Julien Poydras - 1st Territorial Representative for Louisiana; 1st State Senate Preident, philanthropist.
- James Ryder Randall: Poet, Teacher at Poydras Academy, 1856-1860 (wrote Maryland, My Maryland while in Pointe Coupée).
- Corrinne Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs (b 1916) - Long-time leader of Congress and wife of Majority leader Hale Boggs.
- Catherine D. (Kitty) Kimball - Chief Justice of LA Supreme Court.
See also
References
- ^ LSP - Troop Info - Troop A
- ^ Louisiana @ SouthEastRoads - U.S. Highway 190
- ^ Profile: Pointe Coupee Parish
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Pointe Coupee Parish Quickfacts". http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22077.html. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Louisiana Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ^ http://oseda.missouri.edu/mscdc/census/us/trend/counties/S22LA/C22077
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
- Pointe Coupee Interactive Map
- Official Pointe Coupee Parish website
- Official Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office website
- Explore the History and Culture of Southeastern Louisiana, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
- Pointe Coupee at the Millennium Documentary Photography Project
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