Sorrento is a town in

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, United States. The population was 1,227 at the 2000 census. By the 2010 census it had grown 14.2%, to 1,401 inhabitants. It is part of the

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Geography

Sorrento is located at (30.180229, -90.866138). According to the

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, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.1 km), all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 1,514 people, 634 households, and 417 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,227 people, 446 households, and 337 families residing in the town. The

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was 392.5 people per square mile (151.4/km). There were 494 housing units at an average density of 158.0 per square mile (60.9/km). The racial makeup of the town was 83.70%

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, 14.83%

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, 0.41% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.41% from

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, and 0.57% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population. There were 446 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were

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living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.20. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,234, and the median income for a family was $40,208. Males had a median income of $35,662 versus $20,625 for females. The

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for the town was $14,803. About 14.2% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the

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, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 20.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education and media

Sorrento Primary School (K-5) Sorrento is home to River Parishes Community College, established in 1998. The official journal for the Town of Sorrento is ''

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''.

Notable people

Clay Schexnayder Clay John Schexnayder (; born February 25, 1969) is an American businessman and politician from Ascension Parish, Louisiana, currently serving as Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Schexnayder succeeded John LaBruzzo in the Lou ...

, member of the

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from Ascension Parish, owns an automotive repair business in Sorrento. *

John "Hot Rod" Williams John "Hot Rod" Williams (August 9, 1962 – December 11, 2015) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1986 to 1999. Early life Williams was born in Sorrento, Louisiana, a small town near ...

, NBA player *

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, retired MLB player

References

External links

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About Us – History of the College page for River Parishes Community College
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