Iberville Parish, Louisiana

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Iberville Parish
Parish
Parish of Iberville
Paroisse d'Iberville (French)
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Iberville Parish Courthouse building, originally the Courthouse, then the Plaquemine City Hall, now used as the Iberville Museum
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Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°16′N91°21′W / 30.26°N 91.35°W / 30.26; -91.35
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
Founded1807
Named after Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
Seat Plaquemine
Largest city St. Gabriel
Area
 • Total
653 sq mi (1,690 km2)
 • Land619 sq mi (1,600 km2)
 • Water34 sq mi (88 km2)  5.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
30,241
 • Density48.9/sq mi (18.9/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts 2nd, 6th
Website www.ibervilleparish.com

Iberville Parish (French : Paroisse d'Iberville) is a parish located south of Baton Rouge in the U.S. state of Louisiana, formed in 1807. [1] The parish seat is Plaquemine. [2] The population was 30,241 at the 2020 census. [3]

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History

The parish is named for Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, who founded the French colony of Louisiana. [4]

A few archaeological efforts have been made in the parish, mainly to excavate the Native American burial mounds that have been identified there. The first expedition, led by Clarence B. Moore, was an attempt at collecting data from a couple of the sites, and it set the groundwork for later projects. Moore was mainly interested in the skeletal remains of the previous inhabitants, rather than excavating for archaeological items. Archaeologists are especially interested in these sites because of their uniformity and size. Some of the mounds are seven hundred feet long, a hundred feet wide and six feet tall. Most of them contain human remains. [5]

There were at least 2 wooden forts in the area by 1779, also represent St. Gabriel Parish.

"Plano a la estima de la causta de Ybervil, desde Manchac hasta la Larga-vista, de la ysla des Marais". By Raimundo Dubreuil San Gabriel.jpg
"Plano a la estima de la causta de Ybervil, desde Manchac hasta la Larga-vista, de la ysla des Marais". By Raimundo Dubreuil

Iberville Parish is represented in the Louisiana State Senate by a Republican, Marine Corps veteran Caleb Kleinpeter, who has served in the Senate since 2022. The parish is currently represented in the state House by Republican Jeremy LaCombe.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 653 square miles (1,690 km2), of which 619 square miles (1,600 km2) is land and 34 square miles (88 km2) (5.2%) is water. [6] Iberville Parish is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.

Major highways

Adjacent parishes

National protected area

Communities

Cities

Towns

Villages

Unincorporated areas

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1820 4,414—
1830 7,04959.7%
1840 8,49520.5%
1850 12,27844.5%
1860 14,66119.4%
1870 12,347−15.8%
1880 17,54442.1%
1890 21,84824.5%
1900 27,00623.6%
1910 30,95414.6%
1920 26,806−13.4%
1930 24,638−8.1%
1940 27,72112.5%
1950 26,750−3.5%
1960 29,93911.9%
1970 30,7462.7%
1980 32,1594.6%
1990 31,049−3.5%
2000 33,3207.3%
2010 33,3870.2%
2020 30,241−9.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
1790-1960 [8] 1900-1990 [9]
1990-2000 [10] 2010 [11]

2020 census

Iberville Parish, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980 [12] Pop 1990 [13] Pop 2000 [14] Pop 2010 [15] Pop 2020 [16] % 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)16,01816,03416,20215,98714,63249.81%51.64%48.63%47.88%48.38%
Black or African American alone (NH)15,25314,30716,48616,33813,31347.43%46.08%49.48%48.94%44.02%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)24495861580.07%0.16%0.17%0.18%0.19%
Asian alone (NH)5546841011230.17%0.15%0.25%0.30%0.41%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)x [17] x [18] 4213xx0.01%0.01%0.04%
Other race alone (NH)2015118750.06%0.05%0.03%0.02%0.25%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x [19] x [20] 132226609xx0.40%0.68%2.01%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7895983436641,4182.45%1.93%1.03%1.99%4.69%
Total32,15931,04933,32033,38730,241 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 census, the parish had a population of 30,241 people, 11,208 households, and 7,372 families residing there. The median age was 41.7 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 105.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 107.0 males age 18 and over. [21]

The racial makeup of the parish was 49.0% White, 44.2% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 2.5% from some other race, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.7% of the population. [22]

41.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 58.5% lived in rural areas. [23]

There were 13,198 housing units, of which 15.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 74.6% were owner-occupied and 25.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 13.0%. [21]

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, its racial and ethnic makeup was 49.3% Black and African American, 48.8% non-Hispanic white, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% some other race, and 0.8% two or more races; 2.0% were Hispanic and Latin American of any race. [15]

2000 census

At the 2000 census, 49.26% were non-Hispanic white, 49.7% African American, 0.18% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.26% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races; 1.03% were Hispanic and Latin American of any race. [14]

2019 estimates

As of 2019 estimates, there were 2,697 businesses operating in the parish, of which 1,339 were minority-owned. The parish had an employment rate of 47.9%, a home-ownership rate of 73.4%, and a median housing value of $143,700; the median gross rent was $755. The median income for a household was $50,161; males had a median income of $54,655 versus $30,773 for females; 27.6% of the population lived at or below the poverty line. [24]

Religion

Among its religious population in 2020, the Association of Religion Data Archives determined there were 1,700 non-denominational Protestants, and 7,901 Roman Catholics. Non-denominational Christianity was the largest non-Catholic demographic, reflecting the rise of non/inter-denominationalism. [25]

Government and infrastructure

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections operates two prisons, Elayn Hunt Correctional Center and Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women (LCIW), in St. Gabriel in Iberville Parish. [26] [27] LCIW houses the female death row. [28] [29]

United States presidential election results for Iberville Parish, Louisiana [30]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
№ %№ %№ %
1912 10013.57%48766.08%15020.35%
1916 16024.46%47172.02%233.52%
1920 46554.71%38545.29%00.00%
1924 39140.99%55658.28%70.73%
1928 27814.57%1,63085.43%00.00%
1932 43024.74%1,30875.26%00.00%
1936 26311.87%1,95388.13%00.00%
1940 49616.53%2,50583.47%00.00%
1944 43216.02%2,26583.98%00.00%
1948 50616.50%1,69755.33%86428.17%
1952 1,71032.84%3,49767.16%00.00%
1956 1,84346.97%2,01851.43%631.61%
1960 1,00015.85%4,55872.25%75111.90%
1964 3,43243.57%4,44556.43%00.00%
1968 1,41314.44%4,08441.73%4,29043.83%
1972 3,97246.92%3,65043.11%8449.97%
1976 3,82233.56%7,25463.69%3132.75%
1980 4,46331.57%9,36166.23%3112.20%
1984 6,45542.58%8,58756.65%1170.77%
1988 5,85539.46%8,67858.49%3032.04%
1992 5,21133.42%8,21852.70%2,16513.88%
1996 4,03127.09%9,55364.20%1,2958.70%
2000 5,57338.43%8,35557.61%5753.96%
2004 6,33342.71%8,25955.70%2351.58%
2008 7,18543.75%9,02354.95%2131.30%
2012 7,27142.74%9,54856.12%1951.15%
2016 7,32045.63%8,32451.89%3992.49%
2020 7,89347.21%8,51450.92%3121.87%
2024 7,61649.60%7,50348.87%2351.53%

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Iberville Parish School Board operates the public schools within all of Iberville Parish. [31]

Public libraries

Iberville Parish Library operates libraries in the parish. The Parish Headquarters Library is located in Plaquemine. Branches include Bayou Pigeon ( Unincorporated area ), Bayou Sorrel (Unincorporated area), East Iberville (St. Gabriel), Grosse Tete (Grosse Tete), Maringouin (Maringouin), Rosedale (Rosedale), White Castle (White Castle). [32]

Colleges and universities

It is in the service area of South Louisiana Community College. [33]

National Guard

The Gillis W. Long Center, located on the outskirts of Carville, LA, is operated by the Louisiana Army National Guard. This post is home to the 415TH MI (Military Intelligence) Battalion, the 241ST MPAD, and the 61st Troop Command. The 415TH MI is a subunit of the 139TH RSG (regional support group).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Iberville Parish". Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ "QuickFacts: Iberville Parish, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau.
  4. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 164.
  5. ↑ Ford, James A: "Measuring the Flow of Time", page 415. The University of Alabama Press, 1999
  6. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  11. ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  12. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Louisiana - Table 14 - Persons by Race and Table 15 - Total Persons and Spanish Origin Persons by Type of Spanish Origin and Race (p. 20/12-20/20)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  13. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Louisiana - Table 6 - Race and Hispanic Origin" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . p. 15-38.
  14. 1 2 "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Iberville Parish, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .
  15. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Iberville Parish, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .
  16. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Iberville Parish, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .
  17. ↑ included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census
  18. ↑ included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census
  19. ↑ not an option in the 1980 Census
  20. ↑ not an option in the 1990 Census
  21. 1 2 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  22. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  23. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Geography Profile: Iberville Parish, Louisiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  25. ↑ "Maps and data files for 2020 | U.S. Religion Census | Religious Statistics & Demographics". www.usreligioncensus.org. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Elayn Hunt Correctional Center Archived 2010-09-24 at the Wayback Machine ." (Profile) Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Retrieved July 20, 2010
  27. ↑ "Directions to EHCC Archived 2009-09-16 at the Wayback Machine ." Elayn Hunt Correctional Center. Retrieved on July 20, 2010.
  28. ↑ "Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women Archived 2010-09-24 at the Wayback Machine ." Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. 14/40. Retrieved August 24, 2010
  29. ↑ "Classification–Where Inmates Serve Their Time." Inside the System: How Inmates Live and Work [ permanent dead link ]. Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. 14/40. Retrieved June 30, 2010
  30. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  31. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Iberville Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
  32. ↑ "to the Library Catalog [ permanent dead link ]." Iberville Parish Library. Retrieved January 29, 2011
  33. ↑ "Our Colleges". Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges . Retrieved June 3, 2021.

Geology

30°16′N91°21′W / 30.26°N 91.35°W / 30.26; -91.35

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