Raceland, Louisiana

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Back to Raceland, LA housing info, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, LA smaller cities, LA small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this place and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Raceland, LA Lafourche Parish Population in July 2007: 10,534. Males: 5,094   (48.4%) Females: 5,440   (51.6%) Median resident age:   35.3 years Louisiana median age:   34.0 years Zip codes: 70394. Estimated median household income in 2008: $46,911 (it was $31,969 in 2000) Raceland:   $46,911 Louisiana:   $43,733 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $23,710 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $120,900 (it was $70,000 in 2000) Raceland:   $120,900 Louisiana:   $132,400 Raceland, LA residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Raceland: White Non-Hispanic (70.5%) Black (26.2%) Hispanic (1.5%) American Indian (1.2%) Two or more races (0.7%) Other race (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Raceland: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Raceland, Louisiana on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Raceland is mentioned 17 times on our forum: Raceland/Matthews Residents  (0 replies) Need help deciding..Thibodaux, Raceland or Houma?  (3 replies) Please look at this about shreveport!!!  (70 replies) Donaldsonville Info  (42 replies) How many people speak Cajun French in La  (51 replies) Relocating to Morgan City area  (8 replies) Latest news from Raceland, LA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: French (22.9%), French Canadian (12.2%), United States (11.3%), German (4.2%), English (3.1%), Irish (2.2%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 14 feet Land area: 21.6 square miles. Population density: 487 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Raceland, Louisiana

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Raceland-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Louisiana state average. It is 45% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.5 miles away from the Raceland place center killed 22 people and injured 165 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/6/1983, a category 4 tornado 24.6 miles away from the place center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Raceland-area historical earthquake activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 37.5 miles away from Raceland center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Birthplace of: Mark Washington - College basketball player (Northeastern Huskies).

Political contributions by individuals in Raceland, LA

• Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Heliport
• Raceland Station Heliport
• Blouin Flightpark Ultralight

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Churches in Raceland include: Assembly of God Church (A), Bell Church (B), Saint Marys Church (C), Third Zion Church (D), Raceland Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Bell Cemetery (1), Hadley Cemetery (2), Third Zion Cemetery (3), Saint Marys Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attractions: Lafourche Soccer (Amusement & Theme Parks; 4049 Highway 1) (1), Lafourche Novelty (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1911 Highway 182) (2), Lafourche Parish Tourist Commission (4884 Highway 1) (3), Exclusive Photography (Tours & Charters; 4761 Highway 1) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map Hotel: Motel 90 (2383 Highway 182) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	77.6%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.2%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	18.0%
Whole state:	19.6%

This place:	9.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Raceland, LA

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Here		84.0%
USA		50.2%

6.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,595 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.17%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($181 average AGI)

Lafourche Parish:	0.09%
Louisiana average:	0.11%

from Terrebonne Parish, LA	1.76% ($30,007 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.65% ($33,015)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.64% ($33,217)

5.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,378 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.27%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($333 average AGI)

Lafourche Parish:	0.05%
Louisiana average:	0.07%

to Terrebonne Parish, LA	1.77% ($32,098 average AGI)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.23% ($28,086)
to Jefferson Parish, LA	0.23% ($30,696)

• Fire: 89
• Hazardous Condition: 16

• #12 (70394) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of French (except Basque) first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
• #25 (70394) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Acadian/Cajun first ancestries"
• #87 (70394) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of French Canadian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"