Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Jackson Parish is a located in the  of. The is. In, its population was 15,397.

Jackson Parish is part of the.

Geography
The parish has a total area of 1,503 (580 ). 1,476 km² (570 sq mi) of it is land and 27 km² (11 sq mi) of it (1.82%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Louisiana 34.svg|20px]]

Adjacent parishes

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,397 people, 6,086 households, and 4,302 families residing in the parish. The was 10/km² (27/sq mi). There were 7,338 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the parish was 71.01%, 27.87% or , 0.29% , 0.21% , 0.01% , 0.24% from , and 0.37% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,086 households out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% were living together, 14.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the parish the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.50 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $28,352, and the median income for a family was $36,317. Males had a median income of $31,977 versus $19,992 for females. The for the parish was $15,354. About 16.00% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the, including 26.30% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

 * , Congressman
 * , former governor and a singer by profession.
 * , former President and a  Democratic  contender.
 * , former Democratic Speaker of the, served in the House from District 13 from -, the last eight of those years as Speaker