Livonia, Louisiana Town of Livonia Location of Livonia in Louisiana Location of Louisiana in the United States Livonia (pronounced Le Vone ya) is a town in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States.
The town is home to Livonia High School.
According to a 2007 Louisiana Legislative report, Livonia made 41.18% of its revenue, an average of roughly $349 per capita, from fines and forfeitures in the 2005 fiscal year.
District 17 State Senator Rick Ward, III, was born in Livonia and resides in Maringouin, in neighboring Iberville Parish. The region of present-day Livonia has been occupied by a several American Indian tribes, including Chitimacha, Houma, Tunica-Biloxi, Attakapas, and Coushatta and the site of the conical Livonia Mound.
With a base of 165 feet and nearly 31 (30.7) feet tall, is the tallest of 10 remaining Indian burial mounds in Pointe Coupee Parish.
France ruled the Livonia region as part of Louisiana from 1699 to 1763, when the region was ceded to Spain.
Some of the French culture remains in Livonia, as shown by the 2000 census that revealed 5.6% of the church spoke French, Cajun French, or Louisiana Creole French.
The territory was sold to the United States in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
Livonia is positioned at 30 33 37 N 91 33 1 W (30.560159, -91.550165). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all land.
There were 502 homeholds out of which 40.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $37,000, and the median income for a family was $42,721.
About 7.9% of families and 13.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 24.8% of those age 65 or over.
The town is host to the annual Livonia Lions Club Mardi Gras parade which is held the weekend before Mardi Gras Day.
Probably one of Livonia's most famous global tourists was Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor, who appeared by train following the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1950. Livonia mound- p.
Livonia Post Office- Retrieved 2014-05-31 Naming of Livonia Post Office- Retrieved 2014-05-31 "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Municipalities and communities of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States
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