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Killona, Louisiana
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Killona |
| settlement_type | Census-designated place |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Louisiana |
| subdivision_type2 | Parish |
| subdivision_name2 | St. Charles |
| pushpin_map | Louisiana |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Killona in Louisiana |
| coordinates | |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 2.28 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 0.88 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 0.80 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.08 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_ft | 7 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_total | 724 |
| population_density_km2 | 350.61 |
| population_density_sq_mi | 908.41 |
| timezone1 | CST |
| utc_offset1 | -6 |
| timezone1_DST | CDT |
| utc_offset1_DST | -5 |
| area_code | 985 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 22-39720 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 2403174 |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_land_km2 | 2.06 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.21 |
Killona is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 724 in 2020. On December 14, 2022, the town was hit by a destructive and deadly EF2 tornado that damaged or destroyed numerous structures, killed one person, and injured eight others.
Geography
Killona is located at (29.999471, -90.487081).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.3 sqmi, of which 8.5 sqmi is land and 0.9 sqmi (9.13%) is water.
Demographics
2000 2010 2020
Killona was first listed as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Killona CDP, Louisiana | url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?q=p004&g=160XX00US2239720 | website=United States Census Bureau}} | title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Killona CDP, Louisiana | url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2239720&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 | website=United States Census Bureau}} | % 2000 | % 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 58 | 11 | 5 | 7.28% | ||||
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 728 | 774 | 711 | 91.34% | ||||
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | ||||
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Other race alone (NH) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.75% | ||||
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.00% | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.63% | ||||
| Total | 797 | 793 | 724 | 100.00% |
In 2000, Killona's population was 797. By the 2020 census, its population declined to 724.
Education
St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools:
- Hahnville High School in Boutte
Places of interest
Killona is home to the following:
- Killona Plantation — Former plantation that held enslaved Africans, after emancipation Black Americans were held there in 'peonage' until 1970s.
- Waterford 3 — Operated by Entergy Nuclear, Waterford Nuclear Generating Station (aka Waterford 3), produces roughly 10% of power for the state of Louisiana.
References
References
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
- {{Cite gnis. 2403174. Killona Census Designated Place
- "2020 Race and Population Totals".
- (December 16, 2022). "NWS Damage Survey for 12/14/22 Tornado Event Update # 3". Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
- (2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". [[US Census Bureau]].
- (2000). "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
- "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Killona CDP, Louisiana".
- "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Killona CDP, Louisiana".
- "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Killona CDP, Louisiana".
- "[http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary/pdf;jsessionid=E59C527EFF6A62EE3833AA7FDC48CDE7?institutionId=29502 Hahnville High School]" ([https://archive.today/20161203024358/http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary/pdf;jsessionid=E59C527EFF6A62EE3833AA7FDC48CDE7?institutionId=29502 Archive]). [[AdvancED]]. p. 4/9. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "Hahnville High School services all students on the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, including the communities of Ama, Boutte, Hahnville, Luling, Paradis, Des Allemands and Killona."
- Thibodeaux, Anna. (2018-06-11). "Research shows slaves remained on Killona plantation until 1970s".
- "Entergy Nuclear - Waterford 3". Entergy Nuclear.
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