Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
PO Drawer 347
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-5671
Fax: (337) 363-5780
www.evangelinetourism.com
In south-central LA, northwest of Lafayette; established Jun 15, 1910 from Saint Landry Parish. Name Origin: For the heroine of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's (1807-82) poem of the same name.
Area (sq mi): 679.61 (land 664.27; water 15.34). Pop per sq mi: 53.50.
Pop 2005: 35,540. State rank: 31. Pop change: 2000-20005 0.30%; 1990-2000 6.50%. Pop 2000: 35,434 (White 69.80%; Black or African American 28.60%; Hispanic or Latino 1.00%; Asian 0.10%; Other 0.90%). Foreign born: 0.60%. Median age: 33.70.
Income 2000: per capita $11,432; median household $20,532; Pop below poverty level: 32.20%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $15,846-$18,058.
Unemployment 2004: 6.90%. Change from 2000: 0.30%. Median travel time to work: 32.70 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 36.20%.
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-5671
Fax: (337) 363-5780
www.evangelinetourism.com
In south-central LA, northwest of Lafayette; established Jun 15, 1910 from Saint Landry Parish. Name Origin: For the heroine of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's (1807-82) poem of the same name.
Area (sq mi): 679.61 (land 664.27; water 15.34). Pop per sq mi: 53.50.
Pop 2005: 35,540. State rank: 31. Pop change: 2000-20005 0.30%; 1990-2000 6.50%. Pop 2000: 35,434 (White 69.80%; Black or African American 28.60%; Hispanic or Latino 1.00%; Asian 0.10%; Other 0.90%). Foreign born: 0.60%. Median age: 33.70.
Income 2000: per capita $11,432; median household $20,532; Pop below poverty level: 32.20%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $15,846-$18,058.
Unemployment 2004: 6.90%. Change from 2000: 0.30%. Median travel time to work: 32.70 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 36.20%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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