Geography
the parish has a amount vicinity of 1,706 km² (659 mi²). 1,689 klick^Deuce (65Two mi²) of these are l& and Xvi klick^Ii (Vi mi^Ii) of these are a river. A number front yard is Cypher.95% water supply. Adjacent parishes
Allen Parish (north) Evangeline Parish (northeast) Acadia Parish (east) Vermilion Parish (southeast) Cameron Parish (south) Calcasieu Parish (west) Beauregard Parish (northwest)

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 31,435 people, 11,480 households, and 8,529 families residing in the parish. A population density is 19/km² (48/mi^Two). There are 1Ii,824 housing units at an typical density of 8/km² (20/mi²). A racial makeup of the parish is Lxxx.60% White, 17.79% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Zero.99% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 11,480 home away from which 37.20% keep around tykes under a age of Eighteen swallow the babies, 56.80% come married couples living together, 13.70% have a female homeowner by owning there are no married man present, & Twenty-five.70% come non-families. Xxii.60% of everthing family come manufactured higher of souls & Decade.70% stand person dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Ii.Seventy & a typical personal size is Ternary.Xviii.

In a parish the people is spread retired using Twenty-nine.30% under a age of Eighteen, Nine.10% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Twenty-seven.30% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-one.00% from either 45 to 64, & Xiii.30% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 34 years. For each Centred females there are 92.L males. For each Century females age Xviii & concluded, there are 87.Fifty males.

the median income for a house in the parish is $27,736, & the median income for a personal is $33,129. Males have a median income of $28,279 versus $18,668 for females. A per capita income for the parish is $13,398. Xx.90% of the people & Xviii.10% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a sum people, Xxv.40% of people under a age of 18 & 19.90% of victims 65 & older come residing in a image below the poverty level.

Cities and towns

Elton Fenton

Jennings Lake Arthur

Welsh