Editing Addis, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Addis, Louisiana
| settlement_type                 = Town
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| map_caption                     = Location of Addis in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
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| map_caption1                    = Location of Louisiana in the United States
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| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = State
| subdivision_name1               = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2               = Parish
| subdivision_name2               = [[West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|West Baton Rouge]]
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| established_title               = Incorporated
| established_date                = 1915
| founder                         = 
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| leader_title                    = Mayor
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| area_total_km2                  = 10.91
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| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.01
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| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_total                = 6731
| population_density_km2          = 618.24
| population_density_sq_mi        = 1601.09
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| area_code                       = [[Area code 225|225]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 22-00415
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| website                         = {{URL|http://www.addisla.org/}}
}}

'''Addis''' is a [[town]] in [[West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|West Baton Rouge Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 6,731 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] [[Baton Rouge metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Founded in 1881 or 1882, Addis was originally known '''Baton Rouge Junction'''; the community was created as a division point for the [[Texas and Pacific Railroad]]. ''Circa'' 1909, local citizens renamed the village to Addis to honor J. W. Addis, the railroad official who had convinced the railroad to build a depot, hotel, and other facilities there in 1904.<ref name=crt>{{cite web|title=Bank of Addis|url=http://www.crt.state.la.us/dataprojects/hp/nhl/attachments/Parish61/Scans/61003001.pdf|publisher=Louisiana Office of Cultural Development|accessdate=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201004759/http://www.crt.state.la.us/dataprojects/hp/nhl/attachments/Parish61/Scans/61003001.pdf|archive-date=February 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Leeper|first=Clare D'Artois|title=Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHeeUa0xNxcC&pg=PA10|date=October 19, 2012|publisher=LSU Press|isbn=978-0-8071-4740-5|page=10}}</ref>

The [[Bank of Addis]] building, listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], is located in the town and is now the Addis Museum.<ref name="crt"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|1}}, all land.

Addis has a [[Köppen climate classification]] of Cfa, which means that Addis has mild temperatures, is fully humid, and a hot summer.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1920 = 473
| 1930 = 425
| 1940 = 492
| 1950 = 505
| 1960 = 590
| 1970 = 724
| 1980 = 1320
| 1990 = 1222
| 2000 = 2238
| 2010 = 3593
| 2020 = 6731
| estyear = 2021
| estimate = 7113
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Addis racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2200415&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 28, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 3,424
| 50.87%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,670
| 39.67%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 9
| 0.13%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 106
| 1.57%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2
| 0.03%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 248
| 3.68%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 272
| 4.04%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 6,731 people, 1,694 households, and 1,353 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,601.1 inhabitants per square mile in 2020, compared to 854.7 inhabitants per square mile in 2010.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Addis town, Louisiana |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/addistownlouisiana/PST045222 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

The ancestry of Addis in 2021 was, 9.2% [[French Americans|French]], 6.1% [[German Americans|German]], 4.9% [[English Americans|English]], 1.5% [[Italian Americans|Italian]], 1.4% [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 0.4% [[Scottish Americans|Scottish]], 0.3% [[Polish Americans|Polish]].<ref name=":1"/>

28.9% of the population were under 18, and 10.2% were under 5. People over 65 made up 7.2% of the population, with 5.6% from 65 to 74, 1.6% from 75 to 84, and 0.0% over 85. The gender makeup of the city was 53.9% female, and 46.1% male.<ref name=":1"/>

The median household income was $81,681, families had a median household income of $95,694, married couples had $122,250, and non-families had $49,196. 8.3% of the population were under the poverty line, with 12.0% of people under 18 being in poverty, 7.2% of people 18 to 64 were in poverty, and 4.3% of people over 65 were in poverty.<ref name=":1" />

==Education==
[[West Baton Rouge Parish School Board]] operates public schools.

Residents are zoned to [[Brusly High School]].<ref>"[http://bruslyhigh.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/9/6/37960529/bruslyhighschoolprofile.docx School Profile]." Brusly High School. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of municipalities in Louisiana]]

==References==
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{{West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana}}
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[[Category:Towns in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River]]
[[Category:Towns in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Baton Rouge metropolitan area]]