Paradis, Louisiana
| Paradis | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | St. Charles |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 29°52′40″N 90°26′08″W / 29.87778°N 90.43556°WCoordinates: 29°52′40″N 90°26′08″W / 29.87778°N 90.43556°W |
| Area | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
| - land | 1.3 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 1,252 (2000) |
| Density | 953.8/sq mi (368.3/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 985 |
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Paradis is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,252 at the 2000 census. Edouard Paradis, originally from Quebec, Canada, came down in 1856 to provide crossties for the railroads being constructed in St. Charles Parish. Edouard Paradis died in 1902 and. In 1906, his widow sold the town’s site to Ortman W. Crawford, who asked permission to name the community “Paradis". Investors from Illinois, led by Julius Funk, developed plans for a model community at Paradis. They donated property for what became known as the Youngs School, a four-room school named for Dr. Luther Youngs (a school board member), and paid half the cost for it, the school at the time being largest in the system.The development plan for Paradis also included an attempt to relocate the parish seat of government to Paradis, and the addition of a high school, sidewalks and street lighting. Eventually, only the sidewalks and street lights became reality, and most of that has since disappeared.[1]
Paradis is located at 29°52′40″N 90°26′8″W / 29.87778°N 90.43556°W (29.877743, -90.435598).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,252 people, 438 households, and 342 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 953.8 people per square mile (369.0/km²). There were 476 housing units at an average density of 362.6 per square mile (140.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.25% White, 4.87% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.40% of the population.
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