Gardere, Louisiana

Gardere is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The area is also known as Riverland.<ref>Google Maps</ref> The population was 10,580 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> up from 8,992 in 2000. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Gardere is located in southern East Baton Rouge Parish at Template:Coord (30.351836, -91.128945).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is bordered to the west and the northeast by the city of Baton Rouge. Louisiana Highway 30 forms the southwestern edge of the CDP, and Louisiana Highway 42 runs through the northeast side of the CDP. Both highways lead northwest Template:Convert to the center of Baton Rouge. Highway 30 leads south Template:Convert to St. Gabriel, while Highway 42 leads east Template:Convert to Interstate 10.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Gardere CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Demographics

2020

Gardere, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	1,793	2,045	2,772	19.94%	19.33%	21.00%
Black or African American alone (NH)	6,351	6,713	6,385	70.63%	63.45%	48.36%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	10	15	22	0.11%	0.14%	0.17%
Asian alone (NH)	190	177	474	2.11%	1.67%	3.59%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	5	2	1	0.06%	0.02%	0.01%
Other race alone (NH)	24	17	63	0.27%	0.16%	0.48%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	106	148	322	1.18%	1.40%	2.44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	513	1,463	3,164	5.71%	13.83%	23.96%
Total	8,992	10,580	13,203	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,203 people, 4,332 households, and 2,205 families residing in the CDP.

As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 8,992 people, 3,216 households, and 2,010 families residing in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 3,601 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 22.83% White, 70.96% African American, 0.14% Native American, 2.15% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 2.21% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.71% of the population.

There were 3,216 households, out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.7% were married couples living together, 26.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.8% 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 3.34.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.7% under the age of 18, 20.0% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 10.3% from 45 to 64, and 1.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,223, and the median income for a family was $27,550. Males had a median income of $27,219 versus $20,735 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,448. About 22.7% of families and 27.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.3% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools serves Gardere.<ref>"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Gardere CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 7, 2017.</ref>

Three elementary schools serve sections of Gardere: Highland, Magnolia Woods, and Wildwood.<ref>"Elemementary-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf Template:Webarchive." East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on January 7, 2017. Highland is on page 15/41. Magnolia Woods is on page 21/41. Wildwood is on p. 39/41.</ref> All residents of Gardere are zoned to Kenilworth Middle School. Template:As of Kenilworth is under the administration of the Recovery School District (RSD). Half of the residents of Gardere may also attend Glasgow Middle School while, in the other half, the option middle school is Westdale Middle School; both schools are directly controlled by EBR Parish Schools.<ref>"Middle-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf Template:Webarchive." East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. Kenilworth is on p. 7/14.</ref> Residents in the western section are zoned to McKinley High School, while those in the eastern section are zoned to Tara High School.<ref>"High-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf Template:Webarchive." East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on January 7, 2017. McKinley is on p. 6/10. Tara is on p. 9/10.</ref>

When Robert E. Lee High School was in operation, it served all of Gardere.<ref>"mapshigh.pdf." East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. April 26, 2005. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. p. 9/12 has the map for Robert E. Lee High School.</ref><ref>"Census 2000 Block Map: Gardere CDP." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 7, 2017.</ref>

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