Geography
the parish has a number front yard of 668 km² (258 mi²). 637 kilometer^Ii (246 mi²) of these are l& and Xxx kilometer^Two (Twelve mi^Deuce) of these are a water system. A sum metropolitan area is Quaternary.52% a water system. Adjacent parishes
Ascension Parish (north) St. John the Baptist Parish (east) Lafourche Parish (south) Assumption Parish (west)

History
St. James is one of a state's xix original parishes, created by work of the territorial legislative assembly, March 31 1807. A original seat of government was a community of St. James, on the west bank of the Mississippi, but this was moved inside 1869 to what is now Convent, on the east bank. St. James is the just cultivation places in the globe for Perique tobacco, introduced by an Acadian exile, Pierre Chenet, whose nickname was "Perique." It has been produced by his descendent for about 2 centuries (currently covering lone the 300 acre (I.Deuce klick²) tract) & is inside swell require by big tobacco corporations.

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 21,216 people, 6,992 households, and 5,551 families residing in the parish. A population density is 33/km² (86/mi^Two). There are 7,605 housing units at an typical density of 1Ii/km² (31/mi^Ii). A racial makeup of the parish is 49.99% White, 49.38% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Nought.61% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 6,992 family away from which 38.90% develop youngsters under a age of Eighteen swallow the babies, 55.30% come married couples residing together, Nineteen.30% have a female homeowner by owning there is no hubby present, & Xx.60% come non-families. Eighteen.40% of everthing family come manufactured higher of people & Seven.70% keep close at hand individual residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Trine.00 & a typical personal size is Deuce-ace.43.

In a parish the people is spread retired by having Twenty-nine.50% under a age of Eighteen, Ix.80% from either 18 to Two dozen, Twenty-eight.10% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-one.40% from either 45 to 64, & Xi.10% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 34 years. For each Century females there are 93.X males. For each One c females age Xviii & complete, there are 89.Forty males.

the median income for a house in the parish is $35,277, & the median income for a personal is $41,751. Males have a median income of $37,487 versus $21,712 for females. A by the capita income for the parish is $14,381. Xx.70% of the people & Xviii.00% of families come beneath a poverty level. Away from a sum population dwelling within poorness, Xxvii.70% come under a age of 18 & 15.10% come 65 or even older.

Cities and towns

Convent Gramercy

Lutcher

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