Killona, Louisiana

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Killona
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Killona
Location of Killona in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°59′58″N90°29′13″W / 29.99944°N 90.48694°W / 29.99944; -90.48694
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
Parish St. Charles
Area
[1]
  Total
0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2)
  Land0.80 sq mi (2.06 km2)
  Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
724
  Density908.41/sq mi (350.61/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 985
FIPS code 22-39720
GNIS feature ID2403174 [2]
Killona in the 1930s Killona, Louisiana - Boyce through Kinder - NARA - 23940411 (cropped).jpg
Killona in the 1930s

Killona is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 724 in 2020. [3] On December 14, 2022, the town was hit by a destructive and deadly EF2 tornado that damaged or destroyed numerous structures, killed one person, and injured eight others. [4]

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Geography

Killona is located at 29°59′58″N90°29′13″W / 29.99944°N 90.48694°W / 29.99944; -90.48694 (29.999471, -90.487081). [5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.3 square miles (24 km2), of which 8.5 square miles (22 km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (9.13%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2000 797
2010 793−0.5%
2020 724−8.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
2000 [7] 2010 [8] 2020 [9]
Killona CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the U.S. Census Bureau 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 2000 [7] Pop 2010 [8] Pop 2020 [9] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)581157.28%1.39%0.69%
Black or African American alone (NH)72877471191.34%97.60%98.20%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%
Asian alone (NH)0010.00%0.00%0.14%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%
Other race alone (NH)6000.75%0.00%0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)0660.00%0.76%0.83%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5210.63%0.25%0.14%
Total797793724100.00%100.00%100.00%

In 2000, Killona's population was 797. By the 2020 census, its population declined to 724.

Education

St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools:

Places of interest

Killona is home to the following:

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Killona Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "2020 Race and Population Totals". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  4. "NWS Damage Survey for 12/14/22 Tornado Event Update # 3". Iowa Environmental Mesonet. National Weather Service in New Orleans, Louisiana. December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  7. 1 2 "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Killona CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .
  8. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Killona CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .
  9. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Killona CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .
  10. "Hahnville High School" (Archive). AdvancED. p. 4/9. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "Hahnville High School services all students on the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, including the communities of Ama, Boutte, Hahnville, Luling, Paradis, Des Allemands and Killona."
  11. Thibodeaux, Anna (June 11, 2018). "Research shows slaves remained on Killona plantation until 1970s". St. Charles Herald Guide. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  12. "Entergy Nuclear - Waterford 3". Entergy Nuclear. Retrieved October 27, 2015.