Morgan City (previously known as Brashear) is a city in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States.
The population was 12,703 at the 2000 census.
Morgan City is home to the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival.
Geography
Morgan City is located at (29.700828, -91.197314) and has an elevation of .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.6 km² (6.0 mi²). 15.2 km² (5.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (2.65%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,703 people, 5,037 households, and 3,394 families residing in the city. The population density was 837.0/km² (2,166.5/mi²). There were 5,627 housing units at an average density of 370.8/km² (959.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.28% White, 23.90% African American, 0.91% American Indian (U.S. Census), 1.02% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic of any race were 3.37% of the population.
There were 5,037 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,324, and the median income for a family was $36,196. Males had a median income of $31,712 versus $19,550 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,577. About 17.7% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.3% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.
Trivia
Denzel Washington shot a scene here from his 2006 Flim Deja Vu.
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