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Morehouse Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. A parish seat is Bastrop and as of 2000, the people is 31,021.
Geography
the parish has a number front yard of 2,085 km2 (805 mi2). Ii,057 klick2 (794 miDeuce) of these are l& and Xxviii kilometerIi (Eleven miIi) of these are a body of water. A amount vicinity is Ace.36% water system.
Adjacent parishes
Union County, Arkansas (northwest)
Ashley County, Arkansas (north)
Chicot County, Arkansas (northeast)
West Carroll Parish (east)
Richland Parish (southeast)
Ouachita Parish (southwest)
Union Parish (west)
Demographics
When of the census2 of 2000, there are 31,021 people, 11,382 households, and 8,320 families residing in the parish. A population density is 15/km2 (39/miTwo). There are 1Deuce,711 housing units at an typical density of 6/km2 (16/miDeuce). A racial makeup of the parish is 55.76% White, 43.36% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Cipher.74% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 11,382 family away from which 33.30% use at times toddlers under a age of Eighteen swallow the babies, 49.10% come married couples living together, 19.80% have a female homeowner using there is no hubby present, & Xxvi.90% come non-families. Two dozen.40% of a lot house come manufactured higher of people & Xi.60% keep close at hand mortal residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Ii.64 & a typical personal size is Deuce-ace.Xiv.
In a parish the people is spread retired by using Twenty-seven.50% under a age of Xviii, Nine.50% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxvi.40% from either 25 to 44, Xxi.40% from either 45 to 64, & Xv.10% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 36 years. For each Centred females there are 91.Xl males. For each Hundred females age Eighteen & complete, there are 86.X males.
the median income for a menage in the parish is $25,124, & the median income for a personal is $31,358. Males have a median income of $31,385 versus $18,474 for females. A per capita income for the parish is $13,197. Xxvi.80% of the people & Xxi.30% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a number people, 35.90% of people under a age of 18 & 23.80% of victims 65 & older come dwelling following a poverty level.
Cities and towns
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Bastrop
Bonita
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Collinston
Mer Rouge
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Oak Ridge
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