Greensburg, Louisiana

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The town of Greensburg is the parish seat of St. Helena Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. The population was 631 at the 2000 census. Rose McConnell Long, widow of Huey P. Long, was born here.

[edit] Geography

Greensburg is located at 30°49′41″N, 90°40′9″W (30.827953, -90.669302)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.5 km² (2.5 mi²). 6.5 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.40% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 631 people, 242 households, and 150 families residing in the town. The population density was 96.7/km² (250.6/mi²). There were 275 housing units at an average density of 42.1/km² (109.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 66.72% White, 32.96% African American, 0.16% Asian, and 0.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 242 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $19,861 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,083. About 26.0% of families and 27.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.3% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.