Amite City, Louisiana Amite City, Louisiana State Louisiana Location of Amite in Louisiana Location of Louisiana in the United States Amite City (/e mi t/ ay-meet or /e m t/ ay-mit; generally just Amite) is a town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, of which it is the church seat. The populace was 4,110 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 3.9 square miles (10 km2), of which 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.52%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,110 citizens , 1,310 homeholds, and 926 families residing in the town.
There were 1,450 housing units at an average density of 376.1 per square mile (145.4/km ).
There were 1,310 homeholds out of which 32.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 26.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $27,011, and the median income for a family was $33,125.
About 23.1% of families and 27.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 39.3% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.
Tangipahoa Parish School Board operates enhance schools: Buddy Bel (mayor of Amite, Louisiana) at the visitation for Jose Luis Abreu (1927-2015), Amite resident who was born in Cuba John Bel Edwards, current Governor of Louisiana; former Minority Leader of Louisiana House of Representatives; former District 72 state representative; United States Military Academy Graduate Herring - chiropractor from Baton Rouge; Amite resident, 1996-1998; served in Louisiana House of Representatives from Rapides Parish, 1988-1992 Wilson, former state representative and Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry, though from Independence, is interred at Amite Cemetery. National Register of Historic Places listings in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amite, Louisiana.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Amite Cemetery".
Municipalities and communities of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States Parish seats of Louisiana State of Louisiana
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