Grosse Tête, Louisiana facts for kids
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Grosse Tête, Louisiana
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Location of Grosse Tete in Iberville Parish, Louisiana
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Location of Louisiana in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Iberville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.49 sq mi (3.86 km2) |
| • Land | 1.47 sq mi (3.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 548 |
| • Density | 373.55/sq mi (144.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 225 |
| FIPS code | 22-32020 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407471 |
Grosse Tête is a village in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 647 at the 2010 census, and 731 at the 2019 American Community Survey. The village name is French for "Big Head". Grosse Tête is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
Louisiana State Senator Robert M. Marionneaux resides on a cattle farm in Grosse Tete but practices law in Baton Rouge.
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Geography
Grosse Tête is located at 30°24′53″N 91°26′7″W / 30.41472°N 91.43528°W (30.414587, -91.435265).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), of which 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (1.63%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 303 | — | |
| 1940 | 382 | 26.1% | |
| 1950 | 548 | 43.5% | |
| 1960 | 768 | 40.1% | |
| 1970 | 710 | −7.6% | |
| 1980 | 749 | 5.5% | |
| 1990 | 541 | −27.8% | |
| 2000 | 670 | 23.8% | |
| 2010 | 647 | −3.4% | |
| 2020 | 548 | −15.3% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 359 | 65.51% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 166 | 30.29% |
| Native American | 6 | 1.09% |
| Asian | 3 | 0.55% |
| Other/Mixed | 9 | 1.64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 0.91% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 548 people, 265 households, and 174 families residing in the village.
2019 ACS
At the 2019 census estimates program, 731 people lived in the village. The racial and ethnic makeup was 54.2% non-Hispanic white, 43.4% Black and African American, and 2.5% multiracial. The median household income was $45,750 and 21.6% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.
See also
In Spanish: Grosse Tete para niños
