Town of Lutcher | |
Town | |
Country | United States |
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State | Louisiana |
Parish | St. James |
Elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
Coordinates | 30°02′56″N 90°41′59″W / 30.04889°N 90.69972°WCoordinates: 30°02′56″N 90°41′59″W / 30.04889°N 90.69972°W |
Area | 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) |
- land | 3.4 sq mi (9 km2) |
- water | 0.04 sq mi (0 km2), 1.18% |
Population | 3,735 (2000) |
Density | 1,107.3/sq mi (427.5/km2) |
Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
- summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code | 225 |
Location of Louisiana in the United States
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Lutcher is a town in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the East Bank of the Mississippi River. The population was 3,735 at the 2000 census.
Lutcher is located at 30°2′56″N 90°41′59″W / 30.04889°N 90.69972°W (30.048867, -90.699744).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.88%) is water.
Lutcher is bordered by the Mississippi River and the Town of Gramercy, Louisiana.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,735 people, 1,252 households, and 986 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,107.3 people per square mile (427.9/km²). There were 1,368 housing units at an average density of 405.5 per square mile (156.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 49.91% White, 49.77% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35% of the population.