Walker is a town in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,801 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. Originally Milton Old Field, it was founded by "Michael Milton". http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/livingston/history/town/walker.txt. in 1861.
Geography
Walker is located at 30°29′22″N 90°51′46″W / 30.48944°N 90.86278°W / 30.48944; -90.86278 (30.489423, -90.862872)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.8 square miles (14.9 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 4,801 people, 1,758 households, and 1,320 families residing in the town. The population density was 834.8 people per square mile (322.4/km²). There were 1,905 housing units at an average density of 331.2/sq mi (127.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 86.34% White, 12.37% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
There were 1,758 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $38,298, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $32,907 versus $21,775 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,056. About 5.9% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Walker is within the Livingston Parish Public Schools system.
Walker is served by:
Government
Mayor - Bobby Font
Police Chief - Hunter Grimes[3]
Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office - Chesley Clay Calloway [4]
Criticism
A randomly generated quotation [5] appeared on utility bills that reads, "It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible!" as shown below.
The quote generated some mild controversy. As noted in a story in The Advocate in Baton Rouge, the quote - routinely attributed to George Washington - was not intentionally selected for its content.[5] The mayor of Walker noted the quotations will be more carefully screened in the future.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.walkerpd.org/
- ^ http://www.LPSO.org/
- ^ a b http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/43501187.html
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