Moonshine, Louisiana

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|subdivision_name1 = Louisiana

|subdivision_type2 = Parish

|subdivision_name2 = St. James

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|area_total_km2 = 1.11

|area_land_km2 = 0.94

|area_water_km2 = 0.17

|area_total_sq_mi = 0.43

|area_land_sq_mi = 0.36

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.07

|population_as_of = 2020

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|population_total = 168

|population_density_km2 = 178.39

|population_density_sq_mi = 461.54

|timezone = Central (CST)

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|area_code = 225

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Moonshine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was first listed in the 2010 census with a population was 194.{{cite web|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Louisiana|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_22.txt|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=January 16, 2017}} The community is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of {{convert|0.430|mi2}}; {{convert|0.364|mi2}} of its area is land, and {{convert|0.066|mi2}} is water.

Demographics

{{US Census population

|2010= 194

|2020= 168

|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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|+Moonshine CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|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 (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Moonshine CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2251800&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Moonshine CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2251800&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|15

|style='background: #ffffe6; |8

|7.73%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.76%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|165

|style='background: #ffffe6; |144

|85.05%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |85.71%