Rayne, Louisiana Rayne, Louisiana Location of Rayne in Louisiana Location of Louisiana in the United States Rayne is a town/city in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States.
It is nicknamed the "Frog Capital of the World", as well as the "Louisiana City of Murals".
Rayne is part of the Crowley Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Charles "Chuck" Robichaux, a Republican, was propel mayor of Rayne in the general election held on November 4, 2014.
Rayne is positioned at 30 14 15 N 92 16 5 W (30.237379, -92.268175). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.8 square miles (9.9 km2), of which 0.0077 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.18%, is water. An EF2 tornado hit Rayne on Saturday, March 5, 2011, injuring at least twelve citizens and killing one person, leveling homes and causing natural gas leaks that prompted evacuations. Depot Square with one of many Rayne rice mills in the background As of the census of 2000, there were 8,552 citizens , 3,183 homeholds, and 2,228 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 65.55% White, 33.52% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.19% from other competitions, and 0.47% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,183 homeholds out of which 35.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 20.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $22,369, and the median income for a family was $27,991.
About 24.5% of families and 29.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 38.2% of those under age 18 and 24.7% of those age 65 or over.
Rayne High School The Acadia Parish School Board serves the city.
Rayne High School, home of the Mighty Wolves, is positioned in Rayne.
Other schools in Rayne include: Francis Dugas, former state representative for Lafourche Parish; born in Rayne in 1919 Donald Trahan, Republican former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Lafayette and Vermilion churches; former resident of Rayne Rayne holds a annual Frog Festival the second full weekend in November as of 2008.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rayne city, Louisiana".
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City of Rayne official website Frog City: Rayne, Louisiana Municipalities and communities of Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States
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