St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
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Template:Infobox U.S. County St. Tammany Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Covington and as of 2000, the population is 191,268.
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Geography
The parish has a total area of 2,911 km2 (1,124 mi2). 2,212 km2 (854 mi2) of it is land and 699 km2 (270 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 24.01% water.
Adjacent parishes
- Washington Parish (north)
- Pearl River County, Mississippi (northeast)
- Hancock County, Mississippi (east)
- Orleans Parish (southeast)
- Lake Pontchartrain (south)
- Tangipahoa Parish (west)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 191,268 people, 69,253 households, and 52,701 families residing in the parish. The population density was 86/km2 (224/mi2). There were 75,398 housing units at an average density of 34/km2 (88/mi2). The racial makeup of the parish was 87.03% White, 9.90% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. 2.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 69,253 households out of which 39.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were married couples living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.90% were non-families. 19.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% 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 3.15.
In the parish the population was spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 10.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.
The median income for a household in the parish was $47,883, and the median income for a family was $55,346. Males had a median income of $41,876 versus $25,996 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $22,514. 9.70% of the population and 7.60% of families were below the poverty line. 11.80% of those under the age of 18 and 10.10% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Cities and towns
External links
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