Melville, Louisiana
Melville, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
Town of Melville | |
CDT) | |
Area code | 337 |
FIPS code | 22-49730 |
Website | www |
Melville is a
Geography
Melville is located at 30°41′36″N 91°44′44″W / 30.69333°N 91.74556°W (30.693351, −91.745506).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2), all but 0.039 sq mi (0.1 km2) (2.34%) of which is land.
It is mostly flat land surrounded by a ring levee to protect it from flooding from the Atchafalaya River and the West Atchafalaya Floodway.
Climate
Climate data for Melville, Louisiana | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17 (63) |
18 (65) |
22 (72) |
26 (79) |
29 (85) |
33 (91) |
33 (92) |
33 (92) |
31 (88) |
27 (81) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
26 (79) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4 (40) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
13 (56) |
17 (63) |
21 (69) |
22 (72) |
22 (71) |
19 (66) |
13 (55) |
8 (46) |
5 (41) |
13 (56) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 140 (5.4) |
120 (4.9) |
130 (5.0) |
130 (5.3) |
130 (5.2) |
100 (4.1) |
130 (5.1) |
110 (4.5) |
99 (3.9) |
74 (2.9) |
110 (4.2) |
150 (5.9) |
1,430 (56.4) |
Source: Weatherbase [3] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 361 | — | |
1900 | 517 | 43.2% | |
1910 | 1,093 | 111.4% | |
1920 | 958 | −12.4% | |
1930 | 1,541 | 60.9% | |
1940 | 1,828 | 18.6% | |
1950 | 1,901 | 4.0% | |
1960 | 1,939 | 2.0% | |
1970 | 1,987 | 2.5% | |
1980 | 1,764 | −11.2% | |
1990 | 1,562 | −11.5% | |
2000 | 1,376 | −11.9% | |
2010 | 1,041 | −24.3% | |
2020 | 759 | −27.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
As of the
As of the
There were 542 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 20.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $18,487, and the median income for a family was $20,625. Males had a median income of $22,083 versus $15,833 for females. The
In 2010, Melville had the
Notable people
- Lottie Beebe, superintendent of public schools in St. Martin Parish and Republican member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, was born in Melville in 1953.
- LTG Edward Honor Sr., retired lieutenant general of the U.S. Army, serving for 35 years as a Transportation Corps officer and holding the position of director of logistics, Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon from 1987 until his retirement in 1989. Honor was born on March 17, 1933, in Melville, Louisiana.
- Velma Hendrix, mayor, died in a car accident on Election Day, November 8, 2022. She was seeking reelection.[7]
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Census". Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ Gagliano, Katie (November 8, 2022). "Melville mayor, up for reelection, killed in Election Day crash". The Acadiana Advocate. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
External links
- "Town of Melville, Louisiana (official site)". Town of Melville, LA. Retrieved May 1, 2018.