St. Mary Parish, Louisiana





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Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana

Main street in Franklin.jpg
Main street in Franklin.


Map of Louisiana highlighting Saint Mary Parish
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana

Map of the United States highlighting Louisiana
Louisiana's location within the U.S.
Founded 1811
Named for Saint Mary
Seat Franklin
Largest city Morgan City
Area
 • Total 1,119 sq mi (2,898 km2)
 • Land 555 sq mi (1,437 km2)
 • Water 564 sq mi (1,461 km2), 50%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 52,810
 • Density 98/sq mi (38/km2)
Congressional district 3rd
Time zone
Central: UTC−6/−5
Website www.stmaryparishla.gov

St. Mary Parish (French: Paroisse de Sainte-Marie) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 54,650.[1] The parish seat is Franklin.[2] The parish was created in 1811.[3]


St. Mary Parish comprises the Morgan City, LA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City, LA Combined Statistical Area.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


    • 1.1 Major highways


    • 1.2 Adjacent parishes




  • 2 Protected areas


    • 2.1 National protected area


    • 2.2 State protected areas




  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Education


  • 5 Media


  • 6 National Guard


  • 7 Communities


    • 7.1 Cities


    • 7.2 Towns


    • 7.3 Census-designated places


    • 7.4 Other unincorporated areas




  • 8 Politics


  • 9 Notable people


  • 10 See also


  • 11 References


  • 12 External links





Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 1,119 square miles (2,900 km2), of which 555 square miles (1,440 km2) is land and 564 square miles (1,460 km2) (50%) is water.[4]Cypremort Point State Park is located in the parish on Vermilion Bay.



Major highways




  • I-49 (LA 1957).svg Interstate 49


  • US 90.svg U.S. Highway 90


  • Louisiana 83.svg Louisiana Highway 83


  • Louisiana 87.svg Louisiana Highway 87


  • Louisiana 317.svg Louisiana Highway 317



Adjacent parishes




  • Iberia Parish (north)


  • St. Martin Parish (east)


  • Assumption Parish (southeast)


  • Terrebonne Parish (south)



Protected areas


The parish has both national and state protected areas within its borders.



National protected area


  • Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge


State protected areas


Part of the Attakapas Wildlife Management Area is located within St. Mary Parish as well as in St. Martin and Iberia Parishes.[5]



Demographics



































































































































Historical population
Census Pop.

1830 6,442
1840 8,950 38.9%
1850 13,697 53.0%
1860 16,816 22.8%
1870 13,860 −17.6%
1880 19,891 43.5%
1890 22,416 12.7%
1900 34,145 52.3%
1910 39,368 15.3%
1920 30,754 −21.9%
1930 29,397 −4.4%
1940 31,458 7.0%
1950 35,848 14.0%
1960 48,833 36.2%
1970 60,752 24.4%
1980 64,253 5.8%
1990 58,086 −9.6%
2000 53,500 −7.9%
2010 54,650 2.1%
Est. 2016 52,093 [6] −4.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9]
1990-2000[10] 2010-2013[1]

As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 53,500 people, 19,317 households, and 14,082 families residing in the parish. The population density was 87 people per square mile (34/km²). There were 21,650 housing units at an average density of 35 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 62.79% White, 31.79% Black or African American, 1.39% Native American, 1.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other races, and 1.50% from two or more races. 2.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 5.43% reported speaking French or Cajun French at home, while 2.45% speak Spanish and 1.59% Vietnamese.[1]


There were 19,317 households out of which 36.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were married couples living together, 16.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.23.


In the parish the population was spread out with 29.70% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males.


The median income for a household in the parish was $28,072, and the median income for a family was $33,064. Males had a median income of $31,570 versus $18,341 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $13,399. About 20.60% of families and 23.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.30% of those under age 18 and 19.00% of those age 65 or over.



Education


St. Mary Parish School Board operates local public schools.


The Bureau of Indian Affairs has the Chitimacha Day School in the Charenton community of unincorporated St. Mary Parish.[12]



Media


St. Mary Parish has two daily newspapers, the Morgan City Daily Review (circulation under 6,000) and the Franklin Banner-Tribune in Franklin (circulation 3,350).



National Guard


B Company 2-156TH Infantry Battalion of the 256TH IBCT resides in Franklin, Louisiana. This unit has deployed to Iraq twice, 2004-5 and 2010.



Communities




Map of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana With Municipal Labels



Cities




  • Franklin (parish seat)

  • Morgan City

  • Patterson



Towns



  • Baldwin

  • Berwick



Census-designated places



  • Amelia

  • Bayou Vista

  • Charenton

  • Glencoe

  • Siracusaville

  • Sorrel



Other unincorporated areas



  • Centerville

  • Garden City

  • Ricohoc



Politics



Presidential elections results















































































































































































Presidential elections results[13]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

62.8% 14,359
35.2% 8,050
2.0% 468

2012

58.7% 13,885
40.0% 9,450
1.3% 305

2008

57.6% 13,183
40.8% 9,345
1.6% 375

2004

56.7% 12,877
42.1% 9,547
1.2% 270

2000

51.9% 11,325
45.2% 9,851
2.9% 634

1996
35.5% 8,018

55.0% 12,402
9.5% 2,149

1992
37.5% 8,792

45.4% 10,648
17.1% 4,000

1988

51.7% 11,540
46.4% 10,364
1.9% 414

1984

61.2% 15,275
37.7% 9,411
1.2% 288

1980
48.0% 10,378

48.6% 10,506
3.3% 722

1976
47.7% 8,919

50.3% 9,401
2.1% 388

1972

68.4% 11,117
27.3% 4,435
4.3% 691

1968
27.5% 4,586
31.9% 5,312

40.6% 6,761

1964
43.0% 5,530

57.0% 7,327


1960
27.6% 2,992

61.6% 6,671
10.8% 1,169

1956

61.5% 4,097
35.9% 2,395
2.6% 171

1952

51.0% 4,417
49.0% 4,249


1948
23.5% 824
26.2% 918

50.3% 1,761

1944
13.0% 538

87.0% 3,591


1940
16.7% 739

83.3% 3,686


1936
20.1% 487

80.0% 1,942


1932
18.6% 473

81.4% 2,072


1928
25.7% 605

74.4% 1,754


1924
48.7% 633

49.2% 639
2.2% 28

1920

59.4% 788
40.6% 539


1916
11.4% 162

46.0% 652
42.6% 605

1912
13.9% 147

61.6% 652
24.5% 259




Notable people




  • Bret Allain (born c. 1958), sugar cane farmer and the current District 21 state senator from St. Mary Parish


  • Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915–1987), state House Speaker from 1952 to 1956 and lieutenant governor from 1960 to 1972


  • Carl W. Bauer (1933-2013), attorney-lobbyist; former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature


  • Ralph Norman Bauer (1899-1963), attorney; former Speaker of the Louisiana House; a leader of the impeachment forces against Governor Huey P. Long, Jr., in 1929


  • V.J. Bella (born 1927), former state representative (1972–1990) and state fire marshal (1990–1992; 1996–2004)


  • Elizabeth Bisland (1861–1929), noted journalist and author[14]


  • Lewis Strong Clarke, sugar planter and 19th century Republican politician, owned the plantation Lagonda near Patterson[15]


  • Sally Clausen, former president of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammoned and Louisiana commissioner of higher education; reared in St. Mary Parish[16]


  • Thomas G. Clausen, Louisiana education superintendent from 1984 to 1988; reared in St. Mary Parish[17]


  • Murphy James "Mike" Foster, Jr. (born 1930), governor of Louisiana from 1996 to 2004


  • Sam S. Jones, state representative for St. Mary Parish since 2008


  • Geronimo Pratt, Vietnam War veteran who served twenty-seven years in prison wrongfully accused of murder


  • Percy Saint (1870-1958), Louisiana attorney general (1924-1932)


  • William Joseph Seymour (born 1870), considered to be the most influential African American minister of the twentieth century and pastor of the famous Azusa Street Revival


  • Lester Vetter, reared in St. Mary Parish; mayor of Coushatta prior to 1952 and state representative for Red River Parish from 1952 until his death in office in 1960


  • Warren Wells, Pro football player for the Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders



See also







  • National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana


References





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  17. ^ "Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 32, 2002" (PDF). lanewsbureau.com. Retrieved October 7, 2013.




External links


  • St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office





Coordinates: 29°38′N 91°28′W / 29.64°N 91.47°W / 29.64; -91.47







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