Union, Louisiana

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|settlement_type = Unincorporated community

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Louisiana

|subdivision_type2 = Parish

|subdivision_name2 = St. James

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|area_total_km2 = 27.65

|area_land_km2 = 24.73

|area_water_km2 = 2.92

|area_total_sq_mi = 10.67

|area_land_sq_mi = 9.55

|area_water_sq_mi = 1.13

|population_as_of = 2020

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|population_total = 735

|population_density_km2 = 29.73

|population_density_sq_mi = 77.00

|timezone = Central (CST)

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|area_code = 225

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|blank_info = 1628401{{cite gnis|1628401|Union}}

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Union is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located along Louisiana Highway 44 on the east bank of the Mississippi River.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of {{convert|10.634|mi2}}; {{convert|9.506|mi2}} of its area is land, and {{convert|1.128|mi2}} is water.

Demographics

{{US Census population

|2010= 892

|2020= 735

|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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It first appeared in the 2010 census with a population of 892.{{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|access-date=January 17, 2017}}

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|+Union 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) – Union CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2277035&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) – Union CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2277035&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|175

|style='background: #ffffe6; |153

|19.62%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.82%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|715

|style='background: #ffffe6; |565

|80.16%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |76.87%