Everything about Parks Louisiana totally explained
Parks is a village in
St. Martin Parish,
Louisiana,
United States. The population was 533 at the 2000 census.
History
The exact origin of the name "Parks" is somewhat of a mystery. Although some residents seem to think that it had something to do with the railroad, one story states the first train to pass through the community arrived on
Easter Sunday. When the train engineer, who apparently didn't speak or understand
French, inquired about the name of the settlement, the residents replied
"C'est Pacques" (it's
Easter). The train engineer thought he understood the word Parks, and the name apparently stuck.
Parks, originally called
Potier, lies in the area previously known as
La Pointe District, which existed in
1765. It was also called
La Pointe de Repose, supposedly because the cowhands in the early
1800s drove their
cattle into the
cul-de-sac formed by the sharp bend of the
bayou on round up time.
Settlement began in the Parks village shortly after
1900. Around that time, Paul Melancon purchased a large tract of land in the vicinity of what is now Parks in order to establish a
cotton farm. But, shortly after buying the property, he decided to divide a portion into town lots and the community took shape. In
1908, the village of 330
acres was incorporated. Since that time, Parks has remained approximately the same size.
Geography
Parks is located at (30.215675, -91.829472).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0
km² (0.8
mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 533 people, 207 households, and 150 families residing in the village. The
population density was 260.5/km² (677.6/mi²). There were 240 housing units at an average density of 117.3/km² (305.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 51.97%
White, 47.47%
African American, 0.38%
Native American, and 0.19% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.
There were 207 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were
married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $33,958, and the median income for a family was $36,042. Males had a median income of $30,909 versus $22,500 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $16,191. About 13.1% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.
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