Editing Ascension Parish, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810= 2219
|1820= 3728
|1830= 5246
|1840= 6951
|1850= 10752
|1860= 11484
|1870= 11577
|1880= 16895
|1890= 19545
|1900= 24142
|1910= 23887
|1920= 22155
|1930= 18438
|1940= 21215
|1950= 22387
|1960= 27927
|1970= 37086
|1980= 50068
|1990= 58214
|2000= 76627
|2010= 107215
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 20, 2014 }}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 20, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 20, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 20, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2019<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22005.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607074616/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22005.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|2020=126500}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Ascension Parish, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race –  2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Ascension Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=050XX00US22005&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race –  2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ascension Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US22005&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race –  2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ascension Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US22005&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|58,378
|75,949
|style='background: #ffffe6; |79,645
|76.18%
|70.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |62.96%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|15,466
|23,727
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30,296
|20.18%
|22.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23.95%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|191
|297
|style='background: #ffffe6; |266
|0.25%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|249
|995
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,681
|0.32%
|0.93%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.33%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|18
|61
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32
|0.02%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|40
|133
|style='background: #ffffe6; |355
|0.05%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.28%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|402
|1,029
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,842
|0.52%
|0.96%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.04%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,883
|5,024
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,383
|2.46%
|4.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.21%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''76,627'''
|'''107,215'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''126,500'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}


In 1810, the parish had a population of 2,219; since then, its population has steadily increased despite some decades of population decline. In 1900, the parish's population reached a first historic high of 24,142 before increasing again to 58,214 at the [[1990 United States census|1990 U.S. census]]. At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], Ascension Parish's population grew to 107,215; and at the [[2020 United States census]], there were 126,500 people, 44,267 households, and 32,305 families residing in the parish.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22005&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 28, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Having historic settlement by French and Spanish colonials during the periods of [[French Louisiana|French]] and [[Louisiana (New Spain)|Spanish Louisiana]], Ascension Parish's racial and ethnic composition has remained predominantly [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]] throughout a portion of its history. With the greater diversification of the United States at the 2020 census,<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2021 |title=New Census Reflects Growing U.S. Population Diversity, with Children in the Forefront |url=https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/new-census-reflects-growing-US-population-diversity |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Carsey School of Public Policy {{!}} UNH |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 12, 2021 |title=America is becoming more urban, more diverse and less white, 2020 Census reveals |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/america-is-becoming-more-urban-more-diverse-and-less-white-2020-census-reveals |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us}}</ref> non-Hispanic white residents were 62.96% of the total population. [[African Americans in Louisiana|Black or African American Louisianians]] and others made up 23.95% of the population, followed by [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race (8.21%), [[Asian Americans|Asians]] (1.33%), [[multiracial Americans]] (3.32%), [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] (0.21%), and [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islanders]] (0.03%).<ref name=":0" />

Among its residents at the 2021 [[American Community Survey]]'s 1-year estimates program, households had a median income of $72,662 and mean income of $92,143.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 ACS Income Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=income&g=0500000US22005 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Families had a median income of $85,632; married-couple families $111,445; and non-family households $32,498. Overall, residents of Ascension Parish are wealthier than nearby [[East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|East Baton Rouge Parish]].

Religiously and spiritually, [[Christianity]] is the dominant religion for the parish. According to the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] in 2020, the [[Roman Catholic church|Roman Catholic Church]] was the single-largest Christian denomination for the parish, served primarily by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge]]. The overall Catholic population in Ascension Parish was 39,260 in 2020. [[Nondenominational Christianity|Non-denominational]] or [[Interdenominationalism|inter-denominational]] Christian churches—whether independent [[Bible church]]es, [[United and uniting churches|United and Uniting]], etc.—were the second largest Christian group in the parish with 9,430 members. Collectively, Baptists throughout the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], [[Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship]], and [[National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.|National Baptist Convention of America]] made up 5,043 religious adherents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maps and data files for 2020 {{!}} U.S. Religion Census {{!}} Religious Statistics & Demographics |url=https://www.usreligioncensus.org/index.php/node/1639 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=www.usreligioncensus.org}}</ref> Parish-wide Protestant statistics reflect an increase in non- or inter-denominational Christianity throughout Louisiana, outgrowing Methodism as the second-largest Protestant group for the state per the Association of Religion Data Archives 2020 religion census; the growth of non/inter-denominational Christianity for the area represented a broader trend nationwide, where the movement began to constitute the largest segment of American Protestantism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silliman |first=Daniel |title=‘Nondenominational’ Is Now the Largest Segment of American Protestants |url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2022/november/religion-census-nondenominational-church-growth-nons.html |access-date=February 16, 2023 |website=News & Reporting |language=en}}</ref>