Avondale, Louisiana

Avondale is located at {{Coord|29|54|16|N|90|12|15|W|type:city_region:US}}{{cite web|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|access-date=2011-04-23|publisher=United States Census Bureau}} on the south side ("West Bank") of the Mississippi River. It is bordered to the west by Waggaman and to the east by Bridge City, while to the north, across the Mississippi, it is bordered by the city of Harahan. The closest road crossing of the Mississippi is the Huey P. Long Bridge {{convert|4|mi|0}} northeast of Avondale, carrying U.S. Route 90. Downtown New Orleans is {{convert|13|mi}} northeast of Avondale by road.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Avondale CDP has a total area of {{convert|15.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|14.4|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.1|km2|order=flip}}, or 7.23%, are water.{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2203810| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Avondale CDP, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=June 29, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213093045/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2203810| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}

{{US Census population

|2000= 5441

|2010= 4954

|2020= 4582

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}

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According to the 2020 United States census, there were 4,582 people, 1,729 households, and 1,239 families residing in the CDP. The 2019 American Community Survey reported there were 5,321 people and 1,729 households residing in the census-designated place.{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: Avondale CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2203810|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-12|website=data.census.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812155144/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2203810 |archive-date=2021-08-12 }} Of the population in 2019, there were 1,729 households spread among 1,838 housing units. The average family size was 3.72.

In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of the CDP was 40.3% non-Hispanic white, 35.4% Black or African American, 15.9% Asian, 1.2% some other race, 0.2% two or more races, and 9.0% Hispanic and Latino American of any race. An estimated 14.0% of its population was foreign-born, and the median age was 36.7. Other than English, 8.3% of the population spoke Spanish, 16.4% Asian and Pacific Islander languages, and 1.8% other Indo-European languages. In 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau tabulated a total racial and ethnic composition of 41.34% non-Hispanic whites, 31.51% Black or African Americans, 0.41% Native Americans, 10.78% Asians, 3.84% other races and ethnicities, and 12.11% Hispanic and Latino American of any race; the census estimates and tabulation have represented the diversification of the U.S. nationwide and its non-Hispanic white demographic decline.{{Cite news|date=2021-08-12|title=US census: Hispanic and Asian-American driving US population growth|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58195166|access-date=2022-01-05}}{{Cite web|title=Latinos account for over half of the country's population growth|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latinos-account-half-countrys-population-growth-rcna1667|access-date=2022-01-05|website=NBC News|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-08-12|title=America is becoming more urban, more diverse and less white, 2020 Census reveals|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/america-is-becoming-more-urban-more-diverse-and-less-white-2020-census-reveals|access-date=2022-01-05|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-us}}

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,503, up from $35,917 at the 2000 U.S. census; approximately 14.8% of the population lived at or below the poverty line, up from 17.3% in 2000.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}

Jefferson Parish Public Schools operates public schools.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22051_jefferson/DC20SD_C22051.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jefferson Parish, LA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-03-02}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22051_jefferson/DC20SD_C22051_SD2MS.txt Text list]

Most areas of the CDP are zoned to:{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st22_la/place/p2203810_avondale/DC20BLK_P2203810.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Avondale CDP, LA |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-03-03}}
"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2203810_avondale/DC10BLK_P2203810_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Avondale CDP, LA]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140519041340/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2203810_avondale/DC10BLK_P2203810_001.pdf Archive]). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 19, 2014. Compare this map to individual school attendance zone maps. Gilbert PreK-8 School,{{cite web|url=https://la50000440.schoolwires.net/cms/lib/LA50000440/Centricity/Domain/142/WB%20ELEM2324.pdf|title=Elementary School Districts 2023-24 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana|publisher=Jefferson Parish Public Schools|access-date=2024-03-02}}{{cite web|url=https://la50000440.schoolwires.net/cms/lib/LA50000440/Centricity/Domain/142/WB%20MIDDLE2324.pdf|title=Middle School Districts 2023-24 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana|publisher=Jefferson Parish Public Schools|access-date=2024-03-02}} formerly Henry Ford Middle School until 2019.{{cite web|last=Broach|first=Drew|url=https://www.nola.com/news/education/jefferson-parish-is-renaming-two-public-schools-for-tom-benson-emmett-gilbert/article_000c8e07-4098-5187-86e2-5bc08b5b6759.html|title=Jefferson Parish is renaming two public schools for Tom Benson, Emmett Gilbert|newspaper=The Times Picayune|date=2019-05-25|access-date=2024-03-02}} A small section is zoned to Cherbonnier K-8 School. All residents are zoned to L.W. Higgins High School in Marrero."[http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-wb-high-dist.pdf High School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130905105429/http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-wb-high-dist.pdf Archive]). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014. In regards to advanced studies academies, residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy and Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy."[http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wb-elem-magnet-dist-ltr.pdf Westbank Advanced Studies Academies Attendance Zones]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130905102905/http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wb-elem-magnet-dist-ltr.pdf Archive]). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.

Previously a portion of the community was zoned to Norbert Rillieux Elementary in Waggaman."[https://web.archive.org/web/20100423003140/http://www.jppss.k12.la.us/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2147491352 Elementary School Districts 2009-2010 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana]" (). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014. In 2012 the school board announced Rillieux was being considered for consolidation into Lucille Cherbonnier Elementary.Waller, Mark. "[http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2012/01/jefferson_parish_school_offici_5.html Jefferson Parish school officials announce five schools for possible closure]." The Times Picayune. January 18, 2012. Retrieved on May 19, 2014. In the 2010s most residents were zoned to Catherine Strehle Elementary School in Avondale and some were zoned to Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School in Waggaman."[http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-wb-elem-dist.pdf Elementary School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130905113848/http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-wb-elem-dist.pdf Archive]). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014. Ford MS served as the zoned middle school."[http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-wb-middle-dist.pdf Middle School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130905133401/http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-wb-middle-dist.pdf Archive]). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.

{{Reflist}}

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• [http://www.usacitiesonline.com/lacountyavondale.htm Avondale Louisiana Resource Guide]
• [http://ford.jpschools.org Henry Ford Middle School]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20170102080711/http://strehle.jpschools.org/ Catherine Strehle Elementary School]

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