Tangipahoa is a

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Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Tangipahoa Parish (; French: ''Paroisse de Tangipahoa'') is a parish located in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 121,097. The parish seat is Amite City, while the largest city is ...

, United States. The population was 425 at the 2020 census. It was named after the

Tangipahoa The Tangipahoa were a Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe that lived just north of Lake Pontchartrain and between the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana), Pearl River and the Mississippi River. Etymology The name Tangip ...

Native American tribe. Tangipahoa is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Etymology

The name Tangipahoa is derived from the

Muskogean Muskogean (also Muskhogean, Muskogee) is a Native American language family spoken in different areas of the Southeastern United States. Though the debate concerning their interrelationships is ongoing, the Muskogean languages are generally div ...

words ''(tonche pahoha)'' which translates to "corncob people" or "people of the corn" or "corncob". It is from this Native American tribe that the modern

Tangipahoa Parish Tangipahoa Parish (; French: ''Paroisse de Tangipahoa'') is a parish located in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 121,097. The parish seat is Amite City, while the largest city is ...

gets its name, as well as the

Tangipahoa River The Tangipahoa River ( ) originates northwest of McComb in southwest Mississippi, and runs south U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 20, 2011 through Lake Tangipahoa in ...

Geography

Tangipahoa is located at (30.875453, -90.512546). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 425 people, 190 households, and 119 families residing in the village.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 747 people, 235 households, and 171 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 266 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 8.43%

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and 91.57%

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of any race were 0.13% of the population. There were 235 households, out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.5% were married couples living together, 40.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.76. In the village, the population was spread out, with 41.8% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $13,438, and the median income for a family was $14,226. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $12,500 for females. The

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for the village was $6,775. About 45.7% of families and 50.1% of the population were below the

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, including 62.7% of those under age 18 and 41.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

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, NFL player and mayor from 2009 through 2012.

References

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