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Amelia, Louisiana

Field	Value
name	Amelia, Louisiana
settlement_type	Census-designated place
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Louisiana
subdivision_type2	Parish
subdivision_name2	St. Mary
pushpin_map	Louisiana
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Amelia in Louisiana
coordinates
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	7.20
area_total_sq_mi	2.78
area_land_sq_mi	2.52
area_water_sq_mi	0.26
elevation_ft	7
population_as_of	2020
population_total	2132
population_density_km2	326.56
population_density_sq_mi	845.70
timezone1	CST
utc_offset1	-6
timezone1_DST	CDT
utc_offset1_DST	-5
area_code	985
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	22-01815
unit_pref	Imperial
area_land_km2	6.53
area_water_km2	0.67

Amelia is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,459 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The first postmaster named the town after Amelia Dupuis, his fiancée, who died shortly before their wedding day.

Geography

Amelia is located at (29.673361, -91.103181).

On the eastern side of Amelia over Bayou Boeuf is the Assumption Parish line and the unincorporated community of Boeuf, Louisiana. Morgan City is located 8 mi to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.3 km2, of which 6.7 km2 is land and 0.7 km2, or 9.12%, is water.

Demographics

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Amelia first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1970 U.S. census; and as a census designated place the 1980 U.S. Census.

Race	Number	Percentage	White (non-Hispanic)	Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	Native American	Asian	Other/Mixed	Hispanic or Latino
583	27.35%
172	8.07%
16	0.75%
253	11.87%
60	2.81%
1,048	49.16%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,132 people, 904 households, and 522 families residing in the CDP.

References

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Amelia CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
Leeper, Clare D'Artois. (19 October 2012). "Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries". LSU Press.
(2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Decennial Census by Decade".
(1950). "1950 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 7 - Population of all incorporated places and of unincorporated places of 1,000 or more: 1950 and 1940".
(1960). "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Louisiana - Table 8 - Population of All Incorporated Places and Unincorporated Places of 1,000 or More: 1940 to 1960".
(1970). "1970 Census of Population - Louisiana - Characteristics of the Population - Table 6. Population of Places: 1970 and 1960".
(1980). "1980 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 14 - Summary of General Characteristics".
(1990). "1990 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 1. Summary of General Characteristics of Persons: 1990".
(2000). "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
"2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana".
"Explore Census Data".

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