Belle Chasse, Louisiana
Belle Chasse is a census-designated place in
Plaquemines Parish,
Louisiana, on the
West Bank of the
Mississippi River. Belle Chasse is part of the
Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. The population was 9,848 at the 2000 census.
Belle Chasse is home to the Belle Chasse Naval Air Station, and to the Plaquemines Parish
Public Library.
Encyclopedia
Belle Chasse is a census-designated place in
Plaquemines Parish,
Louisiana, on the
West Bank of the
Mississippi River. Belle Chasse is part of the
Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. The population was 9,848 at the 2000 census.
Belle Chasse is home to the Belle Chasse Naval Air Station, and to the Plaquemines Parish
Public Library.
History
Belle Chasse was named after Colonel Joseph D. Bellechasse. Belle Chasse was the home town of
Confederate statesman
Judah P. Benjamin.
Belle Chasse is also home to a Naval Air Station for the
U.S. Navy Reserves. It was founded in 1941 the south shore of
Lake Pontchartrain, but was later moved to its current location. It is home to various naval air units as well as an
Air Force Reserves squadron.
Geography
Belle Chasse is located at .
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 73.7 kmē . 64.8 kmē of it is land and 8.8 kmē of it is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 9,848 people, 3,400 households, and 2,692 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was 152.0/kmē . There were 3,561 housing units at an average density of 55.0/kmē . The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.12%
White, 4.23%
African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from
other races, and 1.31% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.
There were 3,400 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,271, and the median income for a family was $52,064. Males had a median income of $39,957 versus $22,332 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,385. About 6.5% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
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