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The approximately 3,408.5 square miles (8,828 km 2) metropolitan area centers on Lafayette Parish, which contains the city of Lafayette—the largest economic and cultural center of Acadiana—with a consolidated city-parish population of 244,390 in 2019; [4] the city proper's population was 121,374 in 2020. [5]
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population. Of the total population over the age of 5, 83.4% (419,800) spoke English and 12.7% (64,001) spoke French (including Cajun French and Louisiana Creole French). [5] The median income for a household in the CSA was $29,577, and the median income for a family was $35,717.
Lafayette Parish is a part of the region of Acadiana in southern Louisiana, along the Gulf Coast.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 269 square miles (700 km 2), of which 269 square miles (700 km 2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [6]
According to U.S. census data in 1830, some 41 percent of the population of Lafayette Parish was enslaved. [31] By 1860, the enslaved population had increased to 49.6 percent. Some free people of color lived in Lafayette Parish, as well; [32] [33] they made up 3 percent to a low of 2.4 percent between 1830 and 1860.
The population decrease in Louisiana is largely attributed to a high number of residents moving out of the state, and a low number of residents moving to the state. In fact, between 2020 and 2023 ...
Louisiana is a South Central US state, with a 2020 US census resident population of 4,657,757, [2] and apportioned population of 4,661,468. [3] [4] Much of the state's population is concentrated in southern Louisiana in the Greater New Orleans, Florida Parishes, and Acadiana regions, with the remainder in North and Central Louisiana's major metropolitan areas (Shreveport-Bossier City; Monroe ...
The 19 core-based statistical areas of the State of Louisiana [c] 2023 rank Core-based statistical area [1] Population 2023 estimate [3] Change 2020 Census [4] Change 2010 Census [5] 1: New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA: 962,165: −4.48 % 1,007,275 +5.35 % 956,126: 2: Baton Rouge, LA MSA: 873,661 +0.36 % 870,569 +5.41 % 825,905: 3: Lafayette, LA ...
At February’s Lafayette City Council meeting, Mayor Tony Roswarski gave his State of the City Address, where he thanked members of the community, showcased twenty years of crime statistic data ...