West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

West Feliciana Parish is a located in the  of. The is  and as of, the population is 15,111. The is located in West Feliciana Parish in.

West Feliciana is home to one of Louisiana's best public school systems. The school system consistently scores among the top five districts in the state on standardized tests, and schools in the parish are growing at a rapid rate as parents seek to escape troubled school districts in neighboring East Baton Rouge and East Feliciana parishes.

History
The parish was formed in. West Feliciana is historically in voter preference, and it was the only Louisiana parish in  to support the Democratic national ticket of  and. However, the presidential ticket of  and  won the parish in, 2,932 (56 percent) to 2,214 (42 percent) for the Democrats  and. Bush and Cheney also won in West Feliciana in, 2,512 (52 percent) to 2,187 (45 percent) for the Democratic ticket of then Vice President , and  of.

The parish is the home of the segregationist former Congressman, an attorney who practices in St. Francisville.

Geography
The parish has a total area of 1,103 (426). 1,052 km² (406 sq mi) of it is land and 52 km² (20 sq mi) of it (4.70%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent parishes

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,111 people, 3,645 households, and 2,704 families residing in the parish. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 4,485 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the parish was 48.63%, 50.51% or , 0.20% , 0.17% , 0.02% , 0.03% from , and 0.44% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,645 households out of which 38.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.10% were living together, 15.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the parish the population was spread out with 20.30% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 40.00% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 7.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 191.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 223.60 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $39,667, and the median income for a family was $47,239. Males had a median income of $35,046 versus $21,922 for females. The for the parish was $16,201. About 15.00% of families and 19.90% of the population were below the, including 25.30% of those under age 18 and 23.40% of those age 65 or over.