Geography
the parish has a sum front yard of 5,003 km² (1,932 mi²). 3,401 klick^Ii (1,313 mi^Two) of these are l& and 1,60Ii klick² (619 mi^Deuce) of these are a stream. A sum locality is 32.03% a lake. Adjacent parishes
Calcasieu Parish (northwest) Jefferson Davis Parish (northeast) Vermilion Parish (east) Gulf of Mexico (south) Jefferson County, Texas (southwest) Orange County, Texas (west)

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 9,991 people, 3,592 households, and 2,704 families residing in the parish. A population density is 3/km² (8/mi^Two). There are 5,336 housing units at an typical density of Two/km² (4/mi^Deuce). A racial makeup of the parish is 93.65% White, 3.88% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Deuce.15% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 3,592 menage away from which 39.00% keep close at hand babies under a age of Eighteen accept the two, 62.20% come married couples living together, 9.00% have a female homeowner by using there is no married man present, & Two dozen.70% come non-families. Xx.90% of a lot menage come manufactured higher of people & Eight.60% keep close at hand somebody residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Deuce.76 & a typical personal size is Deuce-ace.Twenty-one.

In a parish the people is spread retired by having Xxviii.40% under a age of Eighteen, Nina from carolina.40% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxix.60% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-one.90% from either 45 to 64, & X.60% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 35 years. For each C females there are Hundred.Ninety males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & complete, there are 99.Forty males.

the median income for a house in the parish is $34,232, & the median income for a personal is $39,663. Males have a median income of $31,167 versus $19,113 for females. A per capita income for the parish is $15,348. Twelve.30% of the people & Nine.10% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a sum people, Baker's dozen.10% of victims under a age of 18 & 14.80% of victims 65 & older come dwelling following a poverty level.

Cities and towns
Cameron Hackberry Johnson's Bayou