Youngsville, Louisiana
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Youngsville is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States.
The population was 5,289 as of the 2005 Census Est.
The City of Youngsville today still reflects its history in its people,
culture, traditions, and architecture. It was settled in the early
1800s by French Acadian farmers. Prior to 1839, George Roy
and his son, Desire, laid out the area and named the community
¡°Royville.¡± The settlement had grown by 1859 large enough to
establish one of the oldest Catholic Churches in Lafayette Parish;
St. Anne Catholic Church, and had named its oldest street, Church
Street. In 1908, the community had grown to village status and the
U.S. Post Office requested that the community¡¯s name be changed.
The village was named ¡°Youngsville,¡± meaning young village, and
incorporated. It chose a democratic government, an elected Mayor
and three Aldermen, to govern its people.
The Village continued to develop and on January 20, 1983, Louisiana
Governor David Treen declared the village a town. The town chose as
its governing body, a Mayor and five Aldermen to accommodate its
population.
Youngsville has been the fastest growing town in Louisiana from 1990
to 2005. Its population has increased by over 300%. Due to the
tremendous growth, Youngsville has just been declared a city by
Governor Kathleen Blanco. The Mayor and five (5) Aldermen will
still govern the City of Youngsville.
Although the city has extended its boundaries and expanded its
services, Youngsville has remained a rural city surrounded by
sugarcane farms which enjoy the unique atmosphere of an urban
area of the City of Lafayette,
Louisiana.
Development
The creaters of the River Ranch development in Lafayette, Louisiana
have started a new mixed use planned community in Youngsville. Called
Sugar Mill Pond, it will be home to over 2,000 housing units, a school,
and town center with commercial establishments.
The construction of the Youngsville Parkway Project is to begin in the
spring of 2007. The Parkway will begin near the Baker Hughes Complex
in Broussard, Louisiana and end at the intersection of HWY 92 and Chemin
Metarie. A section of the project will pass thru the Sugar Mill Pond
development and a new shopping complex will be anchored by Lafayette
Parish's first Rouse's Grocery Store along the Parkway.
Geography
Youngsville is located at 
30¡Æ6¡Ç2¡ÈN, 91¡Æ59¡Ç27¡ÈW
(30.100595, -91.990707).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a
total area of 6.7 square miles (17.3 km©÷), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,992 people, 1,386
households, and 1,089 families residing in the town. The
population density was 597.3 people per square mile (230.7/km©÷).
There were 1,507 housing units at an average density of
225.5/sq mi (87.1/km©÷). The racial makeup of the town
was 88.00% White, 10.05% African American, 0.53%
Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander,
0.50% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more
races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.68% of the
population.
There were 1,386 households out of which 47.8% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were
married couples living together, 11.0% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were
non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of
individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was
2.88 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the town the population was spread out with 32.1%
under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 37.3% from
25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were
65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years.
For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6
males.
The median income for a household in the town was
$47,303, and the median income for a family was
$55,689. Males had a median income of $41,700
versus $30,710 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $20,480. About 10.5% of families
and 12.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18
and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.
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