Crescent, Louisiana
Crescent is located in Louisiana
Crescent
Crescent
Crescent is located in the United States
Crescent
Crescent
Coordinates: 30°14′52″N 91°17′14″W / 30.24778°N 91.28722°W / 30.24778; -91.28722
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishIberville
Area
  Total1.71 sq mi (4.42 km2)
  Land1.67 sq mi (4.31 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total811
  Density486.79/sq mi (187.98/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code225
GNIS feature ID558201[2]

Crescent is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2010 Census with a population of 959. In 2020, its population was 811.[3]

Geography

Crescent is in central Iberville Parish, along Bayou Plaquemine 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Plaquemine, the parish seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Crescent CDP has an area of 1.707 square miles (4.42 km2); 1.666 square miles (4.31 km2) of its area is land, and 0.041 square miles (0.11 km2) is water.[4]

Demographics

Crescent CDP, Louisiana – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[5] Pop 2020[6] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 579 508 60.38% 62.64%
Black or African American alone (NH) 354 260 36.91% 32.06%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 3 0.10% 0.37%
Asian alone (NH) 1 0 0.10% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 1 0.00% 0.12%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 5 15 0.52% 1.85%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19 24 1.98% 2.96%
Total 959 811 100.00% 100.00%

Its population was 959 at the 2010 census,[4] and by 2020, its population declined to 811.[3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010959
2020811−15.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. "Crescent". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  5. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Crescent CDP, Louisian". United States Census Bureau.
  6. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Crescent CDP, Louisian". United States Census Bureau.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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