Patterson, Louisiana

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Patterson is a city in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,112 at the 2010 census.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2259340| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175711/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2259340| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Patterson city, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 29, 2013}} It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

During the early 19th century, a group of Pennsylvania Dutchmen boarded a sailing vessel in New Orleans and ventured into the Bayou Teche. One of them, Hans Knight, decided to settle his family in what is now Patterson. The community was originally called Dutch Settlement, Dutch Prairie, and Dutch Town.

In 1832, Captain John Patterson, a trader from Indiana, settled there. He built a store and became a prominent citizen. The town was renamed Pattersonville after the captain successfully moved the post office to Dutch Settlement.

In 1885, the All Saints Episcopal Church was completed. It was later moved to DeQuincy, Louisiana in the 1940s.

Pattersonville was incorporated in 1907 as the Town of Patterson.[http://www.cajuncoast.com/history.html www.cajuncoast.com "Patterson"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117235525/http://www.cajuncoast.com/history.html |date=2007-11-17 }}

Geography

Patterson is located at {{Coord|29|41|33|N|91|18|24|W|type:city}} (29.692466, -91.306569).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|6.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all land.

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1910= 2998

|1920= 2538

|1930= 2206

|1940= 1800

|1950= 1938

|1960= 2923

|1970= 4409

|1980= 4693

|1990= 4736

|2000= 5130

|2010= 6112

|2020= 5931

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" \|+Patterson racial composition{{Cite web\|title=Explore Census Data\|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2259340&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2\|access-date=2021-12-29\|website=data.census.gov}} !scope="col"\| Race !scope="col"\| Number !scope="col"\| Percentage
scope="row"\| White (non-Hispanic) \| 2,740 \| 46.2%
scope="row"\| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) \| 2,559 \| 43.15%
scope="row"\| Native American \| 66 \| 1.11%
scope="row"\| Asian \| 43 \| 0.73%
scope="row"\| Pacific Islander \| 1 \| 0.02%
scope="row"\| Other/Mixed \| 260 \| 4.38%
scope="row"\| Hispanic or Latino \| 262 \| 4.42%

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|+Patterson racial composition{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2259340&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-29|website=data.census.gov}}

!scope="col"| Race

!scope="col"| Number

!scope="col"| Percentage

scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)

| 2,740

| 46.2%

scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

| 2,559

| 43.15%

scope="row"| Native American

| 66

| 1.11%

scope="row"| Asian

| 43

| 0.73%

scope="row"| Pacific Islander

| 1

| 0.02%

scope="row"| Other/Mixed

| 260

| 4.38%

scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino

| 262

| 4.42%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,931 people, 2,217 households, and 1,235 families residing in the city.

Government

Patterson uses a city council consisting of five council members. As of February 2020, the current mayor of Patterson is Rodney A. Grogan.{{cite web|url=http://cityofpattersonla.gov/index.php/administration/mayor-s-office.html|title=Mayor's Office|website=City of Patterson|access-date=February 17, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://cityofpattersonla.gov/index.php/administration/city-council.html|title= City Council|website=City of Patterson|access-date= February 17, 2020}}

Education

It is served by the St. Mary Parish School Board. Schools in Patterson include Hattie A. Watts Elementary School, Patterson Junior High School, and Patterson High School.

Sports

Though Patterson has only been to the football championship twice, it is a traditional playoff team. Patterson is also the home of LSU and New Orleans Saints running back Dalton Hilliard (in Saints Hall of Fame) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Ike Hilliard.

On January 15, 2009, Kenny Hilliard was named ESPN RISE Sophomore Player of the Year.{{cite news | url=https://www.espn.com/highschool/rise/football/news/story?id=3834766 | author=Mark Tennis | agency=ESPNRISE.com | title=Lattimore, Hilliard earn underclassman player of the year honors | access-date=2009-01-15}}

Notable people

Ralph Norman Bauer, Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1940 to 1948, was born in Patterson in 1899{{cite web|url=http://records.ancestry.com/Ralph_Norman_Bauer_records.ashx?pid=156257229|title=Ralph Norman Bauer (1899-1963)|publisher=records.ancestry.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}
Dalton Hilliard, running back for the New Orleans Saints
Ike Hilliard, wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gillis Wilson, defensive end for the Carolina Panthers

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20130526131812/http://cityofpatterson.org/ City of Patterson official website]

Category:Cities in Louisiana

Category:Cities in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Category:Populated places established in 1832