Editing Paincourtville, Louisiana

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| name                    = Paincourtville, Louisiana
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'''Paincourtville''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Assumption Parish, Louisiana|Assumption Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 911 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2258745| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212174521/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2258745| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Paincourtville CDP, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 16, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
Legend says an early traveler, unable to buy a single loaf of bread there, facetiously called the place "short of bread town", which translates to Paincourtville.<ref name="History of Assumption Parish">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/assumption/history1.htm|title=RootsWeb.com Home Page|website=www.rootsweb.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-16|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050213232845/http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/assumption/history1.htm|archivedate=2005-02-13}}</ref>

The first permanent settlements in this region were made by the [[French people|French]] and [[Spanish people|Spanish]] (including [[Isleño American|Isleños]]), ''circa'' the mid-18th century along [[Bayou Lafourche]], between the present towns of [[Donaldsonville, Louisiana|Donaldsonville]] and [[Napoleonville, Louisiana|Napoleonville]]. From 1755 to 1764, the population was increased by the immigration of the exiled [[Acadians]] who emigrated to the area, clearing the land and building homes. Many of their descendants remain in the parish today.<ref>[http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/our_offices/parishes/Assumption/Features/About/The+History+of+Assumption+Parish.htm www.lsuagcenter.com "The History of Assumption Parish"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017192836/http://lsuagcenter.com/en/our_offices/parishes/Assumption/Features/About/The+History+of+Assumption+Parish.htm |date=2006-10-17 }}</ref>

On a plot donated by Elizabeth Dugas, St. Elizabeth's Church was built in 1840. Parishioners promptly rebuilt their church after a fire in 1854. In 1903 a third structure, still in use, was completed. Nearby on a special steel scaffolding is the church bell, too large for either of the church's two towers. It was brought from [[France]].<ref name="History of Assumption Parish"/>

==Geography==
Paincourtville is located at {{Coord|29|59|28|N|91|3|35|W|type:city}} (29.990994, -91.059639).<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 {{convert|4.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 857
|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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Paincourtville is part of the [[Pierre Part, Louisiana|Pierre Part]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

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 2000, there were 884 people, 317 households, and 245 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|551.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 343 housing units at an average density of {{convert|213.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 55.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 43.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 317 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,014, and the median income for a family was $36,563. Males had a median income of $41,750 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,500. About 10.5% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*Paincourtville was the birthplace of former [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Representative]]s [[Samuel A. LeBlanc I]] LeBlanc represented Assumption Parish from 1912 to 1916 and was thereafter a state court judge. 
*[[William S. Patout III]], a large [[sugar]] grower in [[Iberia Parish]], resided in Paincourtville in the early 1960s.
*[[Dan Brouillette]], [[United States Secretary of Energy]], appointed by Donald Trump, confirmed by Senate on December 2, 2019.

==References==
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1755]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Assumption Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Louisiana Isleño communities]]