Mansura, Louisiana Location of Louisiana in the United States Mansura is a town in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States.

The populace was 1,419 at the 2010 census. Mansura is home to the Cochon de Lait Festival, and touts itself as the Cochon de Lait capital of the world.

Mansura is positioned at 31 3 33 N 92 2 55 W (31.059242, -92.048660). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,573 citizens , 599 homeholds, and 410 families residing in the town.

There were 657 housing units at an average density of 374.0 per square mile (144.1/km ).

The ethnic makeup of the town was 38.21% White, 38.5% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.19% from other competitions, and 0.83% from two or more competitions.

There were 599 homeholds out of which 35.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 29.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families.

28.0% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

In the town, the populace was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town was $16,836, and the median income for a family was $19,612.

The per capita income for the town was $11,473.

About 34.4% of families and 40.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 55.7% of those under age 18 and 27.6% of those age 65 or over.

Lewis was raised in Mansura, Louisiana a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mansura town, Louisiana".

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

"Enumeration of Population and Housing".

Municipalities and communities of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Towns in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana - Towns in Louisiana