Editing Youngsville, Louisiana

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'''Youngsville''' is a city in [[Lafayette Parish, Louisiana|Lafayette Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States, and is part of the [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] [[Lafayette, Louisiana metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]]. The population was 8,105 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 U.S. census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2283335&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Youngsville city, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| access-date=February 18, 2020}}</ref> and 15,929 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=QuickFacts: Youngsville city, Louisiana|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/youngsvillecitylouisiana/POP010220|access-date=August 14, 2021|website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

Youngsville was the birthplace of Louisiana businessman and politician [[Dudley J. LeBlanc]], the entrepreneur of the [[Hadacol]] fortune of the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-09|title=Dudley LeBlanc, the Hadacol Huckster|url=https://www.historynet.com/dudley-leblanc-and-the-hadacol-boogie.htm|access-date=2021-07-31|website=HistoryNet|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-09-29|title=Dudley J. LeBlanc Collection|url=https://library.louisiana.edu/collections/collection-219|access-date=2021-07-31|website=University Libraries|language=en}}</ref> [[Bernard LeBas]] of [[Ville Platte, Louisiana|Ville Platte]] has represented [[Evangeline Parish, Louisiana|Evangeline]] and [[St. Landry Parish, Louisiana|St. Landry]] parishes in the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] since 2008. He is a former resident of Youngsville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.la.gov/H_Reps/members.asp?ID=38|title=H. Bernard LeBas|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|access-date=May 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://intelius.com/results.php?&formname=name&qf=H&qmi=B&qn=LeBas&qcs=Ville+Platte%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Harvey Bernard LeBas|publisher=intelius.com|access-date=May 7, 2015}}</ref>

==History==
Youngsville was settled in the early 19th century by French [[Acadian]] farmers. Prior to 1839, George Roy and his son, Desire, laid out the area and named the community "Royville". The settlement had grown large enough by 1859 to establish one of the oldest Catholic churches in Lafayette Parish: St. Anne Church, on the community's oldest street, Church Street. In 1908, the [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Postal Service]] asked village leaders to change the name because the town was being confused with the north Louisiana town of [[Rayville, Louisiana|Rayville]]. So in 1908, the village of Youngsville was incorporated, with the name meaning "young village". It chose a government of a mayor and three aldermen.
 
On January 20, 1983, Louisiana Governor [[David C. Treen]] declared Youngsville a town. The town increased its governing body to a mayor and five aldermen to accommodate its population.

Youngsville was the fastest growing town in Louisiana from 1990 to 2005. Its population has increased by over 300 percent. According to the 2010 U.S. census, Youngsville grew at a rate of 103% between year 2000 and 2010. Youngsville was declared a city by Governor [[Kathleen Blanco]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/popest/geographic/boundary_changes/index.html | title = Boundary Changes | work = Geographic Change Notes: Louisiana | publisher = Population Division, United States Census Bureau | date = 2006-05-19 | access-date = 2008-10-24}}</ref> In 2007, Mayor Wilson Viator and the Youngsville City Council named Joey Langlinais as the Chairman of the Centennial Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/youngsvillehistory|title = Youngsville Centennial Committee (Youngsvillehistory) on Myspace}}</ref>

Although the city has extended its boundaries and expanded its services, Youngsville has remained a rural city surrounded by [[sugarcane]] farms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youngsville.us/history.html |title=The Town of Youngsville, Louisiana |website=www.youngsville.us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041215061828/http://www.youngsville.us/history.html |archive-date=2004-12-15}}</ref>

Youngsville is home of the Youngsville Sports Complex, Youngsville Recreation Center, Sugar Beach, Pixus Splash Park and the Youngsville Amphitheater. These facilities host over 1.2 million sports players and visitors every year.

==Geography==
Youngsville is located in southeastern Lafayette Parish at {{Coord|30|6|2|N|91|59|27|W|type:city}} (30.100595, -91.990707).<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> It is bordered to the north by [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]], the [[parish seat]], and to the east by the city of [[Broussard, Louisiana|Broussard]].

The center of Lafayette is {{convert|10|mi|0}} to the north, [[Abbeville, Louisiana|Abbeville]] is {{convert|16|mi}} to the southwest, and [[New Iberia, Louisiana|New Iberia]] is 16 miles to the southeast. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Youngsville has a total land area of {{convert|31.26|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it recorded as land.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_22.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Louisiana| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| access-date=February 18, 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 200
|1910= 328
|1920= 361
|1930= 536
|1940= 647
|1950= 769
|1960= 946
|1970= 1002
|1980= 1053
|1990= 1195
|2000= 3992
|2010= 8105
|2020= 15929
|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"
|+Youngsville racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2283335&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-28|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 12,496
| 78.45%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,446
| 9.08%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 49
| 0.31%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 350
| 2.2%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 6
| 0.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 573
| 3.6%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 1,009
| 6.33%
|}
As of July 1, 2023, according to the [https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/youngsvillecitylouisiana# United States Census], there were 18,002 people. [[2020 United States census]], there were 15,929 people, 4,396 households, and 3,883 families residing in the city. At the 2019 [[American Community Survey]], the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 79.6% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 12.3% [[African Americans|Black and African American]], 2.4% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 2.8% [[Multiracial Americans|multiracial]], and 2.9% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latin American]] of any race.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=2019 Demographic and Housing Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2283335&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05&hidePreview=true|access-date=2021-07-31|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> In 2019, for every 100 females there were 94.4 males, and the [[Population pyramid|median age]] of the city's population was 33.1.<ref name=":1" /> Of the population, 11.2% lived at or the below poverty line, and there was a median household income of $89,038.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: Youngsville city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2283335|access-date=2021-07-31|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Education==
===Public schools===
Youngsville is part of the [[Lafayette Parish School System]].

The public elementary schools in Youngsville are Green T. Lindon Elementary School<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpssonline.com/site228.php |title={ Green T. Lindon Elementary :: Lafayette Parish School System :: Louisiana } |website=www.lpssonline.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061112005216/http://www.lpssonline.com/site228.php |archive-date=2006-11-12}}</ref> and Ernest Gallet Elementary School.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpssonline.com/site226.php |title={ Ernest Gallet Elementary :: Lafayette Parish School System :: Louisiana } |website=www.lpssonline.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061112005139/http://www.lpssonline.com/site226.php |archive-date=2006-11-12}}</ref> The Youngsville Middle School<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpssonline.com/site253.php |title={ Youngsville Middle :: Lafayette Parish School System :: Louisiana } |website=www.lpssonline.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061112004842/http://www.lpssonline.com/site253.php |archive-date=2006-11-12}}</ref> hosts students in sixth through eighth grades and is located in downtown Youngsville.  All public school students from Youngsville attend [[Southside High School (Louisiana)|Southside High School]] in Youngsville or attend [[Ovey Comeaux High School]] in southern Lafayette. Youngsville also has a charter school named [[Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy]].

===Private schools===
Private schools in the city include Westminster Christian Academy,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wcala.org/|title=Westminster Christian Academy|website=www.wcala.org}}</ref> located on the outskirts of Youngsville, and Youngsville Christian School, offering Kindergarten thru 12th grade in downtown Youngsville.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youngsvillecs.com/#!curriculum/c1pna|title = HOME}}</ref> Ascension Episcopal School,<ref>{{cite web | title=PK3-12 School in Lafayette and Youngsville, LA | website=Ascension Episcopal School | url=http://aesgators.org/ | access-date=2022-10-16}}</ref> a private high school, is located near the Youngsville Sports Complex on Chemin Metaire Parkway across from Sugar Mill Pond.

==Roadways==
The city of Youngsville began construction of the Chemin Metairie Parkway Project in the spring of 2007 to improve the roads in and around Youngsville. The first segment, from the intersection of [[Louisiana Highway 92|Highway 92]] and Chemin Metairie, to central Youngsville, opened in early 2009. Originally called the Youngsville Parkway, the road was renamed to avoid confusion with the existing Youngsville Highway also known as [[Louisiana Highway 89|Highway 89]]. Chemin Metairie Parkway joins [[U.S. Route 90 in Louisiana|Highway 90]] near the Baker Hughes Complex in [[Broussard, Louisiana|Broussard]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.youngsville.us Official website]
* [http://www.youngsvillechamber.com Youngsville Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.youngsvillesportscomplex.com Youngsville Sports Complex]
* [http://www.youngsvilleparksandrecreation.com Youngsville Parks and Recreation]
* [http://www.youngsvillepolice.com Youngsville Police Department]
* [http://www.youngsvillefire.com Youngsville Fire Department]

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