St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

St. Charles Parish (: Paroisse de Saint-Charles) is a located in the  of. The is. In 2000, its population was 48,072.

Geography
The parish has a total area of 1,062 (410 ). 735 km² (284 sq mi) of it is land and 328 km² (127 sq mi) of it (30.85%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent parishes

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 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 48,072 people, 16,422 households, and 13,088 families residing in the parish. The was 65/km² (170/sq mi). There were 17,430 housing units at an average density of 24/km² (62/sq mi). The racial makeup of the parish was 72.40%, 25.23% , 0.26% , 0.55% , 0.01% , 0.64% from , and 0.91% from two or more races. or of any race were 2.80% of the population.

There were 16,422 households out of which 43.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were living together, 14.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.30% were non-families. 16.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the parish the population was spread out with 30.30% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 31.40% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $45,139, and the median income for a family was $50,562. Males had a median income of $40,651 versus $24,780 for females. The for the parish was $19,054. About 9.30% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 12.40% of those age 65 or over.

Famous residents

 * , (1798-1867), born in St. Charles Parish, noted sugar planter whose plantation included the first sugar refinery in the United States
 * , born in Ama, is a professional football player who plays for the.
 * , born in Ama, was drafted by the.
 * , born in St. Rose, is a professional football player for the.