Tickfaw, Louisiana

This article is about a village in Louisiana. For the river, see Tickfaw River.

Tickfaw, Louisiana
Village
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Tangipahoa
Elevation	62 ft (18.9 m)
Coordinates
Area	1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
- land	1.6 sq mi (4 km2)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population	617 (2000)
Density	389.7 / sq mi (150.5 / km2)
Mayor	Anthony Lamonte (D)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	70466
Area code	985
Location of Tickfaw in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Tickfaw is a village in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 617 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Tickfaw is located at (30.576266, -90.487259).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	73		—
1960	317		—
1970	370		16.7%
1980	571		54.3%
1990	565		−1.1%
2000	617		9.2%
2010	694		12.5%
Est. 2014	732		5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 617 people, 241 households, and 166 families residing in the village. The population density was 389.7 inhabitants per square mile (150.8/km²). There were 261 housing units at an average density of 164.9 per square mile (63.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 86.71% White, 11.51% African American, 0.65% Native American, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.54% of the population.

There were 241 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $23,333, and the median income for a family was $32,143. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,761. About 27.2% of families and 31.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.0% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Robert Billiot, Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Jefferson Parish since 2008; former educator from Westwego and former resident of Tickfaw