Union, Louisiana | |
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Coordinates: 30°05′14″N90°54′17″W / 30.08722°N 90.90472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | St. James |
Area | |
• Total | 10.67 sq mi (27.65 km2) |
• Land | 9.55 sq mi (24.73 km2) |
• Water | 1.13 sq mi (2.92 km2) |
Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 735 |
• Density | 77.00/sq mi (29.73/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 225 |
GNIS feature ID | 1628401 [2] |
Union is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located along Louisiana Highway 44 on the east bank of the Mississippi River.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 10.634 square miles (27.54 km2); 9.506 square miles (24.62 km2) of its area is land, and 1.128 square miles (2.92 km2) is water. [3]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 892 | — | |
2020 | 735 | −17.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] |
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010 [5] | Pop 2020 [6] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 175 | 153 | 19.62% | 20.82% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 715 | 565 | 80.16% | 76.87% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 0 | 14 | 0.00% | 1.90% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 3 | 0.22% | 0.41% |
Total | 892 | 735 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
It first appeared in the 2010 census with a population of 892. [3] In 2020, its population was 735.