Editing Patterson, Louisiana

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'''Patterson''' is a city in [[St. Mary Parish, Louisiana|St. Mary Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 6,112 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/G001/1600000US2259340| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175711/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2259340| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Patterson city, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 29, 2013}}</ref> It is part of the [[Morgan City, Louisiana|Morgan City]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
During the early 19th century, a group of [[Pennsylvania Dutch]]men boarded a sailing vessel in [[New Orleans]] and ventured into the [[Bayou Teche]]. One of them, Hans Knight, decided to settle his family in what is now Patterson. The community was originally called Dutch Settlement, Dutch Prairie, and Dutch Town.

In 1832, Captain John Patterson, a trader from [[Indiana]], settled there. He built a store and became a prominent citizen. The town was renamed Pattersonville after the captain successfully moved the post office to Dutch Settlement.

In 1885, the [[All Saints Episcopal Church (DeQuincy, Louisiana)|All Saints Episcopal Church]] was completed. It was later moved to [[DeQuincy, Louisiana]] in the 1940s.

Pattersonville was incorporated in 1907 as the Town of Patterson.<ref>[http://www.cajuncoast.com/history.html www.cajuncoast.com "Patterson"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117235525/http://www.cajuncoast.com/history.html |date=2007-11-17 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 2998
|1920= 2538
|1930= 2206
|1940= 1800
|1950= 1938
|1960= 2923
|1970= 4409
|1980= 4693
|1990= 4736
|2000= 5130
|2010= 6112
|2020= 5931
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Patterson racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2259340&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,740
| 46.2%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,559
| 43.15%
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!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 66
| 1.11%
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!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 43
| 0.73%
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!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 1
| 0.02%
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!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 260
| 4.38%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 262
| 4.42%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,931 people, 2,217 households, and 1,235 families residing in the city.

==Sports==
Though Patterson has only been to the football championship twice, it is a traditional playoff team. Patterson is also the home of LSU and [[New Orleans Saints]] running back [[Dalton Hilliard]] (in Saints [[Hall of Fame]]) and [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] wide receiver [[Ike Hilliard]].

On January 15, 2009, Kenny Hilliard was named ESPN RISE Sophomore Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.espn.com/highschool/rise/football/news/story?id=3834766 | author=Mark Tennis | agency=ESPNRISE.com | title=Lattimore, Hilliard earn underclassman player of the year honors | access-date=2009-01-15}}</ref>

==Government==
Patterson uses a city council consisting of five council members. As of February 2020, the current mayor of Patterson is Rodney A. Grogan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cityofpattersonla.gov/index.php/administration/mayor-s-office.html|title=Mayor's Office|website=City of Patterson|access-date=February 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cityofpattersonla.gov/index.php/administration/city-council.html|title= City Council|website=City of Patterson|access-date= February 17, 2020}}</ref>

==Education==
It is served by the [[St. Mary Parish School Board]]. Schools in Patterson include Hattie A. Watts Elementary School, Patterson Junior High School, and [[Patterson High School (Louisiana)|Patterson High School]].

==Notable people==
* [[Ralph Norman Bauer]], [[Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives]] from 1940 to 1948, was born in Patterson in 1899<ref>{{cite web|url=http://records.ancestry.com/Ralph_Norman_Bauer_records.ashx?pid=156257229|title=Ralph Norman Bauer (1899-1963)|publisher=records.ancestry.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> 
* [[Dalton Hilliard]], running back for the [[New Orleans Saints]]
* [[Ike Hilliard]], wide receiver for the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
* [[Gillis Wilson]], defensive end for the [[Carolina Panthers]]

== See also ==
* [[Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum - Patterson]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130526131812/http://cityofpatterson.org/ City of Patterson official website]

{{St. Mary Parish, Louisiana}}

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[[Category:Cities in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Cities in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1832]]