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of Albany Livingston Parish has eight municipalities, with Denham Springs being the largest. Other municipalities are Albany, French Settlement, Killian, Livingston (the parish seat), Port Vincent, Springfield and Walker. As in the past, the harvesting of forest products and being the parish seat still plays a major role in the economic life of the Parish. Livingston Parish has had explosive growth over the past 10 years. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina had a devastating effect of the area. With New Orleans suffering the brunt of the blow and Livingston Parish barely effected. This caused a major population shift. People from New Orleans, Saint Bernard and Chalmette started pouring into Livingston Parish for shelter and our excellent school system. Denham Springs and Springfield were the first two cities to feel the effect of the rapid growth. To this day the Parish is still growing and expanding at a fast pace. The slow national economy has had some impact but not as bad as the rest of the United States. With oil over $100 a barrel we are seeing a steady increase in the drilling and exploration of oil and gas in this area. With the recent addition of The Bass Pro Shop and two golf courses shows proof that the Parish and Local Governments are actively seeking new industries to come to the area.
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Albany and
Hungarian Settlement
The lively community of Albany near the eastern border of Livingston Parish was first developed as a railroad community. It was incorporated as a village on October 7, 1953, by proclamation of Gov. Robert F. Kennon. The town’s first officials were Mayor Grady Stewart, Aldermen B. G. Hess, Louis Bartus and Wilford Cowart, and Marshal Jessie Fletcher. The name was first officially used by the Illinois Central Railroad in 1906 when they plotted a route across Livingston Parish and announced the names of the stations on their new route. The origin of the name has several popular theories, with the most likely being that the residents wanted to name the community Natalbany because of its location along the Natalbany River. Since there was already a Natalbany (located north of Hammond), the people altered the name and came up with Albany. Albany developed as a crossroads community for the railroad and the Natalbany River, and later the crossroads of U. S. Hwy. 190 and LA Hwy. 43 (Turnpike Road). Situated on high land, it was a natural place for development. The first development near the area, however, was actually about three miles south of the present town at a sawmill community known as Maxwell, established by the Brakenridge Lumber Company in 1890. Visit www.AlbanyLa.comAlbany, LouisianaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albany is a village in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 865 at the 2000 census.
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The settlement was established in 1896 by Hungarians, under the name Árpádhon (Árpád, the leader of the Hungarian tribes and -hon as home(land))[1]. [edit] GeographyAlbany is located at 30°30′12″N, 90°35′2″W (30.503218, -90.583986)[2]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²), all land. [edit] DemographicsAs of the census[3] of 2000, there were 865 people, 371 households, and 234 families residing in the village. The population density was 300.9/km² (778.2/mi²). There were 409 housing units at an average density of 142.3/km² (368.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.69% White, 0.12% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.81% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population. There were 371 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.92. In the village the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $25,208, and the median income for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,407. About 14.3% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 27.7% of those age 65 or over. [edit] EducationAlbany is within the Livingston Parish Public Schools system. Schools that serve Albany include:
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