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Iberville Parish, Louisiana
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Iberville Parish Courthouse building, originally the Courthouse, then the Plaquemine City Hall, now used as the Iberville Museum
Map of Louisiana highlighting Iberville Parish
Location in the state of Louisiana
Map of the U.S
Louisiana's location in the U.S.
Founded 1807
Named for Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
Seat Plaquemine
Largest city St. Gabriel
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

653 sq mi (1,691 km²)
619 sq mi (1,603 km²)
34 sq mi (88 km²), 5.2
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

30,241
Congressional districts 2nd, 6th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.ibervilleparish.com

Iberville Parish (French: Paroisse d'Iberville) is a parish located south of Baton Rouge in the U.S. state of Louisiana, formed in 1807.[1] The parish seat is Plaquemine.[2] At the 2010 U.S. census, the population was 33,387,[3] and 30,241 at the 2020 census.[4]

History[]

The parish is named for Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, who founded the French colony of Louisiana.[5]

A few archeological efforts have been made in the Parish, mainly to excavate the Native American burial mounds that have been identified there. The first expedition, led by Clarence B. Moore, was an attempt at collecting data from a couple of the sites, and it set the groundwork for later projects. Moore was mainly interested in the skeletal remains of the previous inhabitants, rather than excavating for archeological items. Archeologists are especially interested in these sites because of their uniformity and size. Some of the mounds are seven hundred feet long, a hundred feet wide and six feet tall. Most of them contain human remains.[6]

Iberville Parish is represented in the Louisiana State Senate by a Republican, attorney Rick Ward III, a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, who has served in the Senate since 2012. The parish is currently represented in the state House by Democrat Major Thibaut of Oscar in Pointe Coupee Parish.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 653 square miles (1,690 km2), of which 619 square miles (1,600 km2) is land and 34 square miles (88 km2) (5.2%) is water.[7] Iberville Parish is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.

Major highways[]

  • I-10 Interstate Highway 10
  • Louisiana 1 Louisiana Highway 1
  • Louisiana 30 Louisiana Highway 30
  • Louisiana 69 Louisiana Highway 69
  • Louisiana 75 Louisiana Highway 75
  • Louisiana 76 Louisiana Highway 76
  • Louisiana 77 Louisiana Highway 77

Adjacent parishes[]

National protected area[]

  • Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Communities[]

Map of Iberville Parish Louisiana With Municipal Labels

Map of Iberville Parish, Louisiana With Municipal Labels

Cities[]

  • Plaquemine (parish seat)
  • St. Gabriel (largest municipality)

Towns[]

  • Maringouin
  • White Castle

Villages[]

  • Grosse Tete
  • Rosedale

Unincorporated areas[]

Census-designated places[]

  • Bayou Goula
  • Crescent
  • Dorseyville or Dorcyville (home of St John Baptist Church - National Register of Historic Places)

Other unincorporated communities[]

  • Alhambra
  • Bayou Pigeon
  • Bayou Sorrel
  • Iberville (home of Schexnayder House - National Register of Historic Places)
  • Indian Village (on January 28, 1863, during Civil War, was the site of a Union-Confederate military skirmish)
  • Seymourville

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1820 4,414
1830 7,049 59.7%
1840 8,495 20.5%
1850 12,278 44.5%
1860 14,661 19.4%
1870 12,347 −15.8%
1880 17,544 42.1%
1890 21,848 24.5%
1900 27,006 23.6%
1910 30,954 14.6%
1920 26,806 −13.4%
1930 24,638 −8.1%
1940 27,721 12.5%
1950 26,750 −3.5%
1960 29,939 11.9%
1970 30,746 2.7%
1980 32,159 4.6%
1990 31,049 −3.5%
2000 33,320 7.3%
2010 33,387 0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010-2020[3]
Iberville Parish racial composition[12]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 14,632 48.38%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 13,313 44.02%
Native American 58 0.19%
Asian 123 0.41%
Pacific Islander 13 0.04%
Other/Mixed 684 2.26%
Hispanic or Latino 1,418 4.69%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 30,241 people, 10,903 households, and 7,372 families residing in the parish. The 2019 census-estimates determined 32,822 people lived in the parish,[13] down from 33,387 at the 2010 United States census, and up from 33,320 at the 2000 U.S. census.[14]

The racial and ethnic makeup of the parish was 48.2% Black and African American, 49.6% non-Hispanic white, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% some other race, and 1.5% two or more races. Approximately 2.6% of the population were Hispanic and Latin American of any race.

In 2010, its racial and ethnic makeup was 49.3% Black and African American, 48.8% non-Hispanic white, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% some other race, and 0.8% from two or more races; 2.0% were Hispanic and Latin American of any race. At the 2000 census. 49.26% were non-Hispanic white, 49.7% African American, 0.18% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.26% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races; 1.03% were Hispanic and Latin American of any race.

There were 10,903 households at the 2019 census-estimates, and 13,396 housing units. Of the 2,697 businesses operating in the parish, 1,339 were minority-owned. The parish had an employment rate of 47.9%.[13] There was a home-ownership rate of 73.4%, and the median housing value was $143,700; the median gross rent was $755.

The median income for a household was $50,161; males had a median income of $54,655 versus $30,773 for females; 27.6% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.

Government and infrastructure[]

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections operates two prisons, Elayn Hunt Correctional Center and Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women (LCIW), in St. Gabriel in Iberville Parish.[15][16] LCIW houses the female death row.[17][18]

United States presidential election results for Iberville Parish, Louisiana[19]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 7,893 47.21% 8,514 50.92% 312 1.87%
2016 7,320 45.63% 8,324 51.89% 399 2.49%
2012 7,271 42.74% 9,548 56.12% 195 1.15%
2008 7,185 43.75% 9,023 54.95% 213 1.30%
2004 6,333 42.71% 8,259 55.70% 235 1.58%
2000 5,573 38.43% 8,355 57.61% 575 3.96%
1996 4,031 27.09% 9,553 64.20% 1,295 8.70%
1992 5,211 33.42% 8,218 52.70% 2,165 13.88%
1988 5,855 39.46% 8,678 58.49% 303 2.04%
1984 6,455 42.58% 8,587 56.65% 117 0.77%
1980 4,463 31.57% 9,361 66.23% 311 2.20%
1976 3,822 33.56% 7,254 63.69% 313 2.75%
1972 3,972 46.92% 3,650 43.11% 844 9.97%
1968 1,413 14.44% 4,084 41.73% 4,290 43.83%
1964 3,432 43.57% 4,445 56.43% 0 0.00%
1960 1,000 15.85% 4,558 72.25% 751 11.90%
1956 1,843 46.97% 2,018 51.43% 63 1.61%
1952 1,710 32.84% 3,497 67.16% 0 0.00%
1948 506 16.50% 1,697 55.33% 864 28.17%
1944 432 16.02% 2,265 83.98% 0 0.00%
1940 496 16.53% 2,505 83.47% 0 0.00%
1936 263 11.87% 1,953 88.13% 0 0.00%
1932 430 24.74% 1,308 75.26% 0 0.00%
1928 278 14.57% 1,630 85.43% 0 0.00%
1924 391 40.99% 556 58.28% 7 0.73%
1920 465 54.71% 385 45.29% 0 0.00%
1916 160 24.46% 471 72.02% 23 3.52%
1912 100 13.57% 487 66.08% 150 20.35%



Education[]

Primary and secondary schools[]

Iberville Parish School Board operates the public schools within all of Iberville Parish.[20]

Public libraries[]

Iberville Parish Library operates libraries in the parish. The Parish Headquarters Library is located in Plaquemine. Branches include Bayou Pigeon (Unincorporated area), Bayou Sorrel (Unincorporated area), East Iberville (St. Gabriel), Grosse Tete (Grosse Tete), Maringouin (Maringouin), Rosedale (Rosedale), White Castle (White Castle).[21]

Colleges and universities[]

It is in the service area of South Louisiana Community College.[22]

National Guard[]

The Gillis W. Long Center, located on the outskirts of Carville, LA, is operated by the Louisiana Army National Guard. This post is home to the 415TH MI (Military Intelligence) Battalion, the 241ST MPAD, and the 61st Troop Command. The 415TH MI is a subunit of the 139TH RSG (regional support group).

See also[]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Iberville Parish, Louisiana
  • Jessel Ourso, sheriff of Iberville Parish from 1964 to 1978; suspended, 1968-1972
  • Edward J. Price, state representative for District 58, which includes Iberville Parish

References[]

  1. ^ "Iberville Parish". Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism. http://ccet.louisiana.edu/tourism/parishes/Acadiana_Parishes/iberville.html. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22047.html. 
  4. ^ "QuickFacts: Iberville Parish, Louisiana". https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ibervilleparishlouisiana/POP010220. 
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off.. pp. 164. https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA164. 
  6. ^ Ford, James A: "Measuring the Flow of Time", page 415. The University of Alabama Press, 1999
  7. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt. 
  8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  10. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt. 
  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  12. ^ "Explore Census Data". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22047&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2. 
  13. ^ a b "Geography Profile: Iberville Parish, Louisiana". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US22047. 
  14. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  15. ^ "Elayn Hunt Correctional Center Archived 2010-09-24 at the Wayback Machine." (Profile) Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Retrieved 20 July 2010
  16. ^ "Directions to EHCC Archived 2009-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Elayn Hunt Correctional Center. Retrieved on July 20, 2010.
  17. ^ "Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women Archived 2010-09-24 at the Wayback Machine." Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. 14/40. Retrieved 24 August 2010
  18. ^ "Classification–Where Inmates Serve Their Time." Inside the System: How Inmates Live and Work. Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. 14/40. Retrieved 30 June 2010
  19. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 
  20. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Iberville Parish, LA". U.S. Census Bureau. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22047_iberville/DC20SD_C22047.pdf. Retrieved 2022-07-31.  - Text list
  21. ^ "to the Library Catalog." Iberville Parish Library. Retrieved 29 January 2011
  22. ^ "Our Colleges". Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges. https://www.lctcs.edu/our-colleges. Retrieved 2021-06-03. 

External links[]

Geology

Template:Louisiana parishes

Coordinates: 30°16′N 91°21′W / 30.26, -91.35


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