Editing Old Jefferson, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Old Jefferson
| native_name             = 
| other_name              = 
| settlement_type         = [[Census-designated place]]
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| image_skyline           = BR Old Jefferson.JPG
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = United States
| subdivision_type1       = State
| subdivision_name1       = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2       = Parish
| subdivision_name2       = [[East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|East Baton Rouge]]
| subdivision_type3       = 
| subdivision_name3       = 
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| image_map               = East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana incorporated and unincorporated areas Old Jefferson highlighted.svg
| map_caption             = Location in [[East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|East Baton Rouge Parish]] and the state of [[Louisiana]].
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| coordinates             = {{coord|30|22|53|N|91|00|37|W|display=inline,title}}
| 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>
| dunam_link              = 
| area_total_km2          = 9.12
| area_total_sq_mi        = 3.52
| area_land_sq_mi         = 3.52
| area_water_sq_mi        = 0.00
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| elevation_footnotes     = 
| elevation_m             = 
| elevation_ft            = 30
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| population_as_of        = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes    = 
| population_total        = 7339
| population_density_km2  = 805.12
| population_density_sq_mi = 2085.54
| population_demonym      = 
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| timezone1               = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1             = -6
| timezone1_DST           = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = -5 
|postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 70817<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/70817|title=Old Jefferson LA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref>
| area_code               = [[Area code 225|225]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 22-57705
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|area_land_km2 = 9.12
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}}
: ''For Old Jefferson in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, see: [[Jefferson, Louisiana]]''

'''Old Jefferson''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|East Baton Rouge Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 6,980 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], up from 5,631 in 2000. It is part of the [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] [[Baton Rouge metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]], within the [[St. George, Louisiana|city of St. George]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stgeorgelouisiana.com/the-map|title=Map|publisher=[[St. George, Louisiana|City of St. George]]|accessdate=2019-11-17}}</ref>

==Geography==
Old Jefferson is located at {{Coord|30|22|53|N|91|0|37|W|type:city}} (30.381292, -91.010376).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=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 3.5&nbsp;square miles (9.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 4531
|2000= 5631
|2010= 6980
|2020= 7339
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2010-07-17}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Old Jefferson, 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 – Old Jefferson CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US2257705|publisher=[[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) – Old Jefferson CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2257705&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[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) – Old Jefferson CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2257705&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|5,037
|5,388
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,727
|89.45%
|77.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |64.41%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|319
|876
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,469
|5.67%
|12.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.02%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|20
|29
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16
|0.36%
|0.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|107
|195
|style='background: #ffffe6; |238
|1.90%
|2.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.24%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|4
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.07%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|1
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42
|0.02%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|55
|100
|style='background: #ffffe6; |255
|0.98%
|1.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.47%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|88
|373
|style='background: #ffffe6; |590
|1.56%
|5.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.04%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,631'''
|'''6,980'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''7,339'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 7,339 people, 2,772 households, and 2,021 families residing in the CDP.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,631 people, 2,044 households, and 1,582 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,594.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,110 housing units at an average density of {{convert|597.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.68% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.90% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.44% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.56% of the population.

There were 2,044 households, out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,220, and the median income for a family was $59,778. Males had a median income of $41,164 versus $27,044 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $21,410. About 2.3% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
===Public schools===
Old Jefferson is served by [[East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools]].<ref name=OldJeffmap>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2257705_old_jefferson/DC10BLK_P2257705_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Old Jefferson CDP, LA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on January 7, 2017.</ref>

Zoned schools include:
* Woodlawn Elementary School in Old Jefferson serves almost all of the community while a small segment to the north is zoned to Shenandoah Elementary School in [[Shenandoah, Louisiana|Shenandoah]]<ref>"[http://ebrschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Elemementary-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf Elemementary-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106142215/http://ebrschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Elemementary-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf |date=2017-01-06 }}." [[East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools]]. Retrieved on January 7, 2017. Woodlawn is on page 41/41: "8160 Antioch Road, Baton Rouge". Shenadoah is on page 32/41.</ref>
* Woodlawn Middle School in Shenandoah<ref>"[http://ebrschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Middle-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf Middle-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106142245/http://ebrschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Middle-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf |date=2017-01-06 }}." [[East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools]]. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. Woodlawn Middle is on p. 14/14.</ref>
*[[Woodlawn High School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)|Woodlawn High School]] in Old Jefferson<ref>"[http://ebrschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/High-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf High-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418010940/http://ebrschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/High-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf |date=2016-04-18 }}." [[East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools]]. Retrieved on January 7, 2017. Woodlawn is on p. 10/10.</ref>

In previous eras Parkview Elementary School served the northern half of Old Jefferson,<ref name=ElemMZmap>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20041205042310/http://www.ebrschools.org/eduWEB1/1000001/docs/mapselemm-z.pdf mapselemm-z.pdf]." [[East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools]]. April 26, 2005. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. Parkview is on page 8/23.</ref> while Jefferson Terrace Elementary School served the southern section of Old Jefferson.<ref name=ElemALmap>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20050426112603/http://www.ebrschools.org/eduWEB1/1000001/docs/mapselema-l.pdf mapselema-l.pdf]." [[East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools]]. April 26, 2005. Retrieved on January 7, 2017. p. 23/26 has the map for Jefferson Terrace Elementary School.</ref>

===Private schools===
Private schools in the area include:
* Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School (PK-8) in Old Jefferson<ref>[http://www.mbsbr.org/ Home]. Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School. Retrieved on January 7, 2017. "8033 Baringer Road Baton Rouge, LA 70817"</ref>
* [[St. Michael the Archangel High School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)|St. Michael the Archangel High School]] (9-12) in Shenandoah

The district provides transportation to these two private Catholic schools.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Old Jefferson, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana}}
* [http://ebr.oncoursesystems.com/websites/12900005 Woodlawn Elementary School]
* [http://www.mbsbr.org/ Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School]
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Baton Rouge metropolitan area]]