Kentwood, Louisiana
| Town of Kentwood | |
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| Motto: "Wonderful Water, Woodlands, and Wildlife" | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Tangipahoa |
| Elevation | 225 ft (68.6 m) |
| Coordinates | 30°56′10″N 90°30′55″W / 30.93611°N 90.51528°WCoordinates: 30°56′10″N 90°30′55″W / 30.93611°N 90.51528°W |
| Area | 100.9 sq mi (261.3 km2) |
| - land | 10.9 sq mi (28 km2) |
| - water | 89.1 sq mi (231 km2), 88.31% |
| Population | 2,205 (2000) |
| Density | 318.4/sq mi (122.9/km2) |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Mayor | Irma Gordon (D) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 985 |
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Kentwood is a rural town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana near the Mississippi border. The population was 2,205 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Water from Kentwood is bottled and popularly marketed in New Orleans under the Kentwood Springs label. Kentwood is also known as "The Dairy Capital of the South." Kentwood formerly held a dairy parade each November where people sold crafts and miscellaneous items. The festival has not been held for several years due to the shutdown of the dairy plant in the 1970s and the subsequent decline of the town and its economy. Later, the parade and festival were moved to the summer months. Kentwood is best known as the hometown of singer Britney Spears.
This rural town was founded by Amos Kent in 1893.
On August 30, 2012, pressure on a dam on the Tangipahoa River to the north of the town as a result of Hurricane Isaac led to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal calling for a mandatory evacuation of the town due to fears of large-scale flooding from Lake Tangipahoa. The evacuation order was later rescinded and the dam held.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.9 square miles (18 km2), of which 6.9 square miles (18 km2) is land and 0.14% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,205 people, 850 households, and 559 families residing in the town. The population density was 318.4 people per square mile (123.0/km²). There were 979 housing units at an average density of 141.4 per square mile (54.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 64.85% African American, 34.42% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.
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