Morgan City, Louisiana

Morgan City is a city located in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 12,703.

Geography

Location of Morgan City, Louisiana

Morgan City is located at 29°42'3" North, 91°11'50" West (29.700828, -91.197314)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.6 km² (6.0 mi²). 15.2 km² (5.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.65% water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 12,703 people, 5,037 households, and 3,394 families residing in the city. The population density is 837.0/km² (2,166.5/mi²). There are 5,627 housing units at an average density of 370.8/km² (959.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 71.28% White, 23.90% African American, 0.91% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. 3.37% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 5,037 households out of which 31.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% are married couples living together, 15.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% are non-families. 28.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.48 and the average family size is 3.04.

In the city the population is spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $28,324, and the median income for a family is $36,196. Males have a median income of $31,712 versus $19,550 for females. The per capita income for the city is $14,577. 20.7% of the population and 17.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 27.3% of those under the age of 18 and 17.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.


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Regions
Acadiana - Florida Parishes - Greater New Orleans - Northwest Louisiana
Largest cities
Alexandria - Baton Rouge - Bossier City - Houma - Kenner - Lafayette - Lake Charles - Metairie - Monroe - New Iberia - New Orleans - Shreveport
Parishes

Acadia - Allen - Ascension - Assumption - Avoyelles - Beauregard - Bienville - Bossier - Caddo - Calcasieu - Caldwell - Cameron - Catahoula - Claiborne - Concordia - De Soto - East Baton Rouge - East Carroll - East Feliciana - Evangeline - Franklin - Grant - Iberia - Iberville - Jackson - Jefferson - Jefferson Davis -
La Salle - Lafayette - Lafourche - Lincoln - Livingston - Madison - Morehouse - Natchitoches - Orleans - Ouachita - Plaquemines - Pointe Coupee - Rapides -
Red River - Richland - Sabine - St. Bernard - St. Charles - St. Helena - St. James - St. John the Baptist - St. Landry - St. Martin - St. Mary - St. Tammany - Tangipahoa - Tensas - Terrebonne - Union - Vermilion - Vernon - Washington - Webster - West Baton Rouge - West Carroll - West Feliciana - Winn


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