Killona, Louisiana
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Killona is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 724 in 2020.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On December 14, 2022, the town was hit by a destructive and deadly EF2 tornado that damaged or destroyed numerous structures, killed one person, and injured eight others.<ref name="1214LIX">Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
Killona is located at Template:Coord (29.999471, -90.487081).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (9.13%) is water.
Demographics
Killona was first listed as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.<ref name=2000CensusLA>Template:Cite web</ref>
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP008>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 58 | 11 | 5 | 7.28% | 1.39% | 0.69% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 728 | 774 | 711 | 91.34% | 97.60% | 98.20% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.75% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.00% | 0.76% | 0.83% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.63% | 0.25% | 0.14% |
| Total | 797 | 793 | 724 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
In 2000, Killona's population was 797. By the 2020 census, its population declined to 724.
Education
St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools:
- Hahnville High School in Boutte<ref>"Hahnville High School" (Archive). AdvancED. p. 4/9. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "Hahnville High School services all students on the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, including the communities of Ama, Boutte, Hahnville, Luling, Paradis, Des Allemands and Killona."</ref>
Places of interest
Killona is home to the following:
- Killona Plantation — Former plantation that held enslaved Africans, after emancipation Black Americans were held there in 'peonage' until 1970s.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Waterford 3 — Operated by Entergy Nuclear, Waterford Nuclear Generating Station (aka Waterford 3), produces roughly 10% of power for the state of Louisiana.<ref name="autogenerated1">Template:Cite web</ref>
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