Village of French Settlement
Village
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Livingston
Area	2.7 sq mi (7 km²)
- land	2.7 sq mi (7 km²)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0%
Center
- coordinates	30°18′16″N 90°48′56″W / 30.30444, -90.81556Coordinates: 30°18′16″N 90°48′56″W / 30.30444, -90.81556
- elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population	945 (2000)
Density	349.0 /sq mi (134.7 /km²)
Incorporated	June 13, 1965
Mayor	Toni Guitrau
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	70733
Area code	225
Location of French Settlement in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Website : http://frenchsettlement-la.gov/

French Settlement is a village in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 945 at the 2000 census.

Geography

French Settlement is located at 30°18′16″N, 90°47′56″W (30.304395, -90.798881)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²). 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.37% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 945 people, 359 households, and 276 families residing in the village. The population density was 134.6/km² (349.0/mi²). There were 436 housing units at an average density of 62.1/km² (161.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.26% White, 0.21% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.90% of the population.

There were 359 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,563, and the median income for a family was $41,518. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $18,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,660. About 5.6% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

French Settlement is within the Livingston Parish Public Schools system.

French Settlement is served by French Settlement Elementary School and French Settlement High School.

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Parish seat: Livingston
City	Denham Springs
Towns	Livingston | Springfield | Walker
Villages	Albany | French Settlement | Killian | Port Vincent
Unincorporated ommunities	Colyell | Holden | Maurepas | Satsuma | Watson