Editing Empire, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Empire, Louisiana
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| settlement_type                 = Census-designated place
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| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = State
| subdivision_name1               = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2               = Parish
| subdivision_name2               = [[Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana|Plaquemines]]
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| pushpin_map_caption             = Location of Empire in Louisiana
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| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 20, 2022}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2                  = 19.72
| area_total_sq_mi                = 7.62
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 5.22
| area_water_sq_mi                = 2.40
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| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total                = 905
| population_density_km2          = 66.98
| population_density_sq_mi        = 173.47
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| postal_code                     = 70050
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| area_code                       = [[Area code 504|504]]
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|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 22-23725
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'''Empire''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana|Plaquemines Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 905 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Race and Population Totals|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Empire%20CDP,%20Louisiana%20population&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1|access-date=2021-10-23|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Seafood production==
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2023}}
Empire, along with [[Venice, Louisiana|Venice]], is the third largest seafood port in the United States by weight and value{{cite web|url=https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/pls/webpls/MF_LPORT_YEARP.RESULTS|title=(NOAA, 2016)}}(Landings by Port Ranked by Pounds, NOAA, 2016). Some two thousand boats home port from Empire. Species landed include oysters, shrimp, menhaden, and other types of fin fish. During the BP oil spill, seafood landings came to a halt. Oyster landings did not resume for an entire year. Under the Coast 2050 plan, a 50,000 cfs freshwater diversion is proposed at Empire, which threatens the livelihood of the fishermen and the supporting businesses by drastically altering the salinity in the surrounding marshes.

==Hurricane Katrina==
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2023}}
[[File:Katrina-fishing-vessels-stranded-empire-la-08-29-2005b.jpg|thumb|left| Fishing boats grounded near Empire, Louisiana after [[Hurricane Katrina]].]]
During the afternoon of August 28, 2005, [[Hurricane Katrina]] approached the northern coastline of the [[Gulf of Mexico]], generating tropical force winds along coastal areas of [[Florida]], [[Alabama]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Louisiana]]. At 6:10&nbsp;a.m., on August 29, 2005, Katrina made landfall just a few miles southeast of Empire, at [[Buras-Triumph, Louisiana|Buras-Triumph]]. Many shrimp and oyster boats were grounded along the roads and levees near Empire. On the morning of August 29, the eye of the storm passed over Empire. The area was entirely flooded, causing dozens of boats that had popped their moorings to settle near the southern foot of the Empire High Rise Bridge. As a result, all traffic coming into or out of southern [[Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana|Plaquemines Parish]] was routed over the draw bridge on Parish Highway 11 (the old alignment of Louisiana Highway 23). Many notable businesses such as Tom's Place Oyster Bar and The Delta Marina were destroyed.

==Geography==
Empire is located at {{Coord|29|23|55|N|89|36|31|W|type:city}} (29.398586, -89.608501)<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> and has an elevation of {{convert|3|ft|1}}.<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|5.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}} (31.49%) is water.

==Education==
It is in the [[Plaquemines Parish School Board]] school district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22075_plaquemines/DC20SD_C22075.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Plaquemines Parish, LA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-01-14}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22075_plaquemines/DC20SD_C22075_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

[[South Plaquemines High School]] is in the CDP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st22_la/place/p2223725_empire/DC20BLK_P2223725.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Empire CDP, LA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-01-14|page=2 (PDF p. 3/3)}} - Compare to the school's entire postal address.<br>{{cite web|url=https://sphs.ppsb.org/apps/contact/|title=Contact|publisher=South Plaquemines High School|access-date=2024-01-14|quote=Address 34121 Hwy 23 Buras, LA 70041 }} - While the address states "Buras, LA", the school is physically in the Empire CDP.</ref>

Plaquemines Parish is in the service area of [[Nunez Community College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lctcs.edu/our-colleges|title=Our Colleges|publisher=[[Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges]]|accessdate=2021-06-03}}</ref>

==Demographics==
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{{US Census population
|2000= 2211
|2010= 993
|2020= 905
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Empire CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. 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 – Empire CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US2223725&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) – Empire CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2223725&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) – Empire CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2223725&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1,335
|650
|style='background: #ffffe6; |464
|60.38%
|65.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |51.27%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|743
|212
|style='background: #ffffe6; |218
|33.60%
|21.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.09%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|9
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.41%
|0.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.77%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|61
|75
|style='background: #ffffe6; |67
|2.76%
|7.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.40%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|12
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.54%
|1.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.99%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|25
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |46
|1.13%
|1.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.08%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|26
|25
|style='background: #ffffe6; |91
|1.18%
|2.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.06%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,211'''
|'''993'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''905'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

== See also ==
* [[KWMZ-FM]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [[Louisiana]] road map of major roads: {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061222174528/http://www.louisiana-map.org/louisiana-road-map.gif LA-roadmap]}}.

{{Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in the New Orleans metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River]]