Maringouin, Louisiana

Town of Maringouin
Town
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Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Iberville
Elevation	20 ft (6.1 m)
Coordinates
Area	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
- land	0.8 sq mi (2 km2)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population	1,262 (2000)
Density	1,691.3 / sq mi (653 / km2)
Mayor	Demi Vorise (D)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	225
Location of Maringouin in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Maringouin is a town in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,262 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Maringouin is located at (30.490911, -91.519023).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all land.

Notable people

Rick Ward, III, state senator from District 17 since 2012 and attorney in Port Allen, resides in Maringouin, as does his predecessor in the Senate, Robert M. Marionneaux.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	447		—
1920	399		−10.7%
1930	518		29.8%
1940	708		36.7%
1950	898		26.8%
1960	1,168		30.1%
1970	1,365		16.9%
1980	1,291		−5.4%
1990	1,149		−11.0%
2000	1,262		9.8%
2010	1,098		−13.0%
Est. 2014	1,077		−1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,262 people, 421 households, and 327 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,691.3 people per square mile (649.7/km²). There were 458 housing units at an average density of 613.8 per square mile (235.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 20.13% White, 79.40% African American, 0.08% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.08% of the population.

There were 421 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 27.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the town the population was spread out with 33.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 80.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,816, and the median income for a family was $28,359. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $19,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,817. About 27.5% of families and 31.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.2% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over.

Other information

The name, which is Cajun French in origin and means "mosquito", is pronounced mah-ring-gwin.