Editing North Vacherie, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = North Vacherie
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| settlement_type         = [[Census-designated place]]
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| subdivision_name        = United States
| subdivision_type1       = State
| subdivision_name1       = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2       = Parish
| subdivision_name2       = [[St. James Parish, Louisiana|St. James]]
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| area_total_km2          = 16.30
| area_total_sq_mi        = 6.29
| area_land_sq_mi         = 5.62
| area_water_sq_mi        = 0.67
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| population_as_of        = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total        = 2093
| population_density_km2  = 143.82
| population_density_sq_mi = 372.49
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|blank_info = 22-56170
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'''North Vacherie''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[St. James Parish, Louisiana|St. James Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 2,411 at the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]]. Vacherie was noted in the 2000 census as being the town with the least mobility of all in the United States.<ref name="Blaine Harden">{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/30/national/30ROOT.html| title=''The New York Times: Born on the Bayou And Barely Feeling Any Urge to Roam'': Blaine Harden| date=September 22, 2002| last=| accessdate=2006-08-23}}</ref>

==Geography==
North Vacherie is located at {{Coord|29|59|36|N|90|42|51|W|type:city}} (29.993379, -90.714089).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 11.6&nbsp;square miles (30.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 11.0&nbsp;square miles (28.5&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.6&nbsp;square mile (1.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) (5.25%) is water.

North Vacherie is known more popularly amongst locals as "Front Vacherie." Officially, both North Vacherie and [[South Vacherie, Louisiana|South Vacherie]] are known overall as "Vacherie." [[South Vacherie, Louisiana|South Vacherie]] is locally known as "Back Vacherie." The "unofficial" divider is Louisiana Highway 3127 which runs through the town from east to west.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 2411
|2010= 2346
|2020= 2093
|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>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''North Vacherie 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 – North Vacherie CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US2256170&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) – North Vacherie CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2256170&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) – North Vacherie CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2256170&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|587
|559
|style='background: #ffffe6; |471
|24.35%
|23.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22.50%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,808
|1,724
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,559
|74.99%
|73.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |74.49%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27
|0.04%
|0.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.29%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|15
|49
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35
|0.62%
|2.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.67%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,411'''
|'''2,346'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''2,093'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of [[United States Census, 2000|2000]], there were 2,411 people, 763 households, and 618 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|219.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 829 housing units at an average density of {{convert|75.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 24.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 75.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]] and Franco-African, 0.04% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.04% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 763 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 26.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.57.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,154, and the median income for a family was $32,404. Males had a median income of $37,700 versus $20,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $13,032. About 20.7% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.8% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[St. James Parish Public Schools]] operates public schools. [[St. James High School (Louisiana)|St. James High School]] is located in Vacherie. Vacherie Elementary School in [[South Vacherie]] serves the community.<ref>[http://stjamesves.sharpschool.net/ Home]. Vacherie Elementary School. Retrieved on February 14, 2017. "13440 Highway 644 Vacherie LA 70090"</ref><ref>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2272092_south_vacherie/DC10BLK_P2272092_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: South Vacherie CDP, LA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on February 13, 2017.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091119084056/http://www.stjameswildcats.com/ St. James High School Wildcats]

{{St. James Parish, Louisiana}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in St. James Parish, Louisiana]]