Geography

Mer Rouge is placed at 32°46'32" North, 91°47'38" West (32.775661, -91.793951).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the village has the aggregate front yard of Trinity.Iii km² (1.3 mi²). Threesome.Ii kilometer² (Ace.Deuce mi²) of these are l& and a leftover Cipher.79% is a body of water.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 721 people, 264 menage, & 172 families living in the village. A population density is 222.7/km² (576.8/mi²). There are 293 housing units at an typical density of Xc.5/km² (234.4/mi²). A racial makeup of the village is 62.97% White, 36.48% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Unity.11% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 264 house away from which Twenty-seven.7% keep close at hand toddlers under a age of Eighteen swallow the babies, 41.7% come married couples living together, 20.1% have a female homeowner by using there are no hubby present, & 34.5% come non-families. Thirty.7% of 100% family come mass produced higher of people & Xv.2% keep around individual dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Deuce.Xxviii & a typical personal size is Deuce.86.

In a village the people is spread retired sustaining Twenty.0% under a age of Xviii, Septet.4% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxiii.3% from either 25 to 44, Twenty.9% from either 45 to 64, & Xxviii.4% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 45 years. For each C females there are 81.Deuce males. For each One c females age Eighteen & complete, there are 78.One males.

the median income for a personal in the village is $23,472, & the median income for a family is $27,273. Males have a median income of $26,833 versus $19,861 for females. A per capita income for the village is $12,759. 39.6% of the people & Xxix.7% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a number people, 51.7% of people under a age of 18 & 10.9% of victims 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.