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{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Henderson, Louisiana | official_name = Town of Henderson | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | anthem = | image_map = File:St. Martin Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Henderson Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Henderson in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. | image_map1 = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = Location of Louisiana in the United States | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|30|18|58|N|91|47|39|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | grid_name = | grid_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Louisiana | subdivision_type2 = Parish | subdivision_name2 = [[St. Martin Parish, Louisiana|St. Martin]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | established_title4 = | established_date4 = | established_title5 = | established_date5 = | established_title6 = | established_date6 = | established_title7 = | established_date7 = | extinct_title = | extinct_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = | seat1_type = | seat1 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = Sherbin Collette (D) | total_type = | unit_pref = Imperial | 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> | area_total_km2 = 7.93 | area_total_sq_mi = 3.06 | area_land_km2 = 7.74 | area_land_sq_mi = 2.99 | area_water_km2 = 0.19 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.07 | area_water_percent = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 10 | elevation_point = | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_max_point = | elevation_max_rank = | elevation_min_footnotes = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_ft = | elevation_min_point = | elevation_min_rank = | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1617 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = 208.93 | population_density_sq_mi = 541.16 | population_metro_footnotes = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_density = | population_density_rank = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | population_blank2_title = | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank2_km2 = | population_density_blank2_sq_mi = | population_demonym = | population_note = | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_info1 = | demographics_type2 = | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = | demographics2_info1 = | timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]] | utc_offset1 = -6 | timezone1_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]] | utc_offset1_DST = -5 | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | postal2_code_type = | postal2_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = [[Area code 337|337]] | geocode = | iso_code = | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 22-33875 | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | blank2_name = | blank2_info = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | blank1_name_sec2 = | blank1_info_sec2 = | blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons | blank2_info_sec2 = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Henderson''' is a town in [[St. Martin Parish, Louisiana|St. Martin Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. Part of the [[Lafayette metropolitan area, Louisiana|Lafayette metropolitan area]], its population was 1,617 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=2020 Population and Race Totals|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Henderson%20town,%20Louisiana&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1|access-date=October 21, 2021|website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> Home to Cajun Palms RV Resort, it was rated in 2017 as the best campsite in Louisiana in a 50-state survey conducted by [[Msn.com]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/the-best-campsite-in-every-state/ss-BBCaSA8?ocid=spartanntp#image=19|title=The best campsite in every state|publisher=Msn.com|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref> ==Traffic fines== The town collects 89% of its general revenue through traffic fines.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=McIntire|first1=Mike|last2=Keller|first2=Michael H.|date=October 31, 2021|title=The Demand for Money Behind Many Police Traffic Stops|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/31/us/police-ticket-quotas-money-funding.html|access-date=November 1, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (2.89%) is water. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1980= 1560 |1990= 1543 |2000= 1531 |2010= 1674 |2020= 1617 |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" |+Henderson racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2233875&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |- !scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic) | 993 | 61.41% |- !scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic) | 154 | 9.52% |- !scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] | 13 | 0.8% |- !scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] | 114 | 7.05% |- !scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] | 52 | 3.22% |- !scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] | 291 | 18.0% |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,617 people, 628 households, and 489 families residing in the town. In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $21,295, and the median income for a family was $22,891. Males had a median income of $24,265 versus $17,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,907. About 24.2% of families and 29.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 44.7% of those under age 18 and 25.6% of those age 65 or over. At the 2019 [[American Community Survey]], the median income for a household was $52,391 and the mean income was $32,973.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 Annual Income Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Henderson%20town,%20Louisiana%20income&tid=ACSST5Y2019.S1901|access-date=October 21, 2021|website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> Henderson relies particularly heavily on fines and forfeits to pay for basic services. In 2013, Henderson collected $3.73 in fines and forfeits for every $1 it collected in taxes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/37836-where-local-governments-are-paying-the-bills-with-police-fines|title = Where Local Governments Are Paying the Bills with Police Fines}}</ref> ==Education== Public schools in St. Martin Parish are operated by the [[St. Martin Parish School Board]]. ==References== <references /> {{St. Martin Parish, Louisiana}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana]] [[Category:Towns in Louisiana]] [[Category:Towns in Lafayette metropolitan area, Louisiana]] [[Category:Acadiana]]
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