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Violet is an unincorporated community located in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. As of the 2000 census, the community had a total population of 8,555. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with unincorporated. ...
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Violet is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, some 7 & 1/2 miles ESE of New Orleans. This page is about the river in the United States; there is also a Canadian Mississippi River (Ontario). ...
New Orleans (local pronunciations: , , or ) (French: La Nouvelle-Orléans, pronounced in standard French accent) is a major U.S. port city and historically the largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
The town of Violet was named after Violet Blair, whose last name was the source of Blair House, the residence of the Vice-President of the United States. It grew up surrounding the Livaudais Plantation. Blair can refer to any of the following terms : Tony Blair, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Ian Blair, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in London Jayson Blair, former New York Times reporter Montgomery Blair, American politician and lawyer The Blair Witch Project, a Horror film Blair...
Blair House is a guest house for state visitors to Washington, D.C. (in the United States of America). ...
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On August 29, 2005, the town was essentially destroyed by storm surge and wind associated with Hurricane Katrina which topped the Mississippi River Levee and destroyed the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal (MRGO) levee. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh-named tropical storm, fourth hurricane, third major hurricane, and first Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. ...
This page is about the river in the United States; there is also a Canadian Mississippi River (Ontario). ...
The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal (also known as MR-GO or Mr. ...
The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal (also known as MR-GO or Mr. ...
Geography
Violet is located at 29°54'4" North, 89°53'49" West (29.901244, -89.896860)GR1. Adapted from Wikipedias LA county maps by Catbar. ...
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 11.8 km² (4.5 mi²). 10.5 km² (4.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 10.57% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
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Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 8,555 people, 2,744 households, and 2,266 families residing in the community. The population density is 813.6/km² (2,108.4/mi²). There are 2,918 housing units at an average density of 277.5/km² (719.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the community is 58.29% White, 38.77% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. 4.29% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There are 2,744 households out of which 45.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% are married couples living together, 21.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% are non-families. 14.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.10 and the average family size is 3.41. Marriage is a relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...
The population is spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the community is $32,993, and the median income for a family is $36,616. Males have a median income of $32,012 versus $24,799 for females. The per capita income for the community is $13,894. 21.7% of the population and 18.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 29.7% of those under the age of 18 and 26.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
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