Addis is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
in
West Baton Rouge Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish (french: Paroisse de Bâton Rouge Ouest) is one of the sixty-four parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Established in 1807, its parish seat is Port Allen. With a 2020 census population of 27,199 residents, West Baton ...
,
Louisiana
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, United States. The population was 3,593 at the
2010 census. It is part of the
Baton Rouge
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Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
History
Founded in 1881 or 1882, Addis was originally known Baton Rouge Junction; the community was created as a division point for the
Texas and Pacific Railroad
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. ''Circa'' 1909, local citizens renamed the village to Addis to honor J. W. Addis, the railroad official who had convinced the railroad to build a depot, hotel, and other facilities there in 1904.
The
Bank of Addis building, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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, is located in the town and is now the Addis Museum.
Geography
Addis is located at (30.354585, -91.264672).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 6,731 people, 1,694 households, and 1,353 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,238 people, 803 households, and 598 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 864 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 76.14%
White
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, 22.97%
African American
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, 0.22%
Native American, 0.13%
Asian, 0.04% from
other races, and 0.49% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.
There were 803 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were
married couples
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living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,188, and the median income for a family was $39,625. Males had a median income of $34,559 versus $21,799 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $14,907. About 12.6% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
The town is home to the tower for
WVLA-33 TV from Baton Rouge.
Government
The current Mayor of Addis is David H. Toups.
There are five Council Members.
Addis is currently represented in the Louisiana Legislature by Representative Jeremy LaCombe (D-60th District),
and Senator Ed Price (D-2nd District).
In the U.S. House of Representatives, the town is represented by Rep.
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