| Grosse Tête, Louisiana | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 30.4147°N -91.4353°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Iberville |
| Subdivision Name4: | government_footnotes = |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Michael Chauffe |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.86 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.49 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.80 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.47 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.06 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Elevation Ft: | 16 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 548 |
| Population Density Km2: | 144.19 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 373.55 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 225 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-32020 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2407471 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Grosse Tête (;) is a village in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 647 at the 2010 census,[2] and 731 at the 2019 American Community Survey.[3] The village name is French for "Big Head".[4] Grosse Tête is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
Grosse Tête is located in northern Iberville Parish at (30.414587, -91.435265).[5] It is bordered to the north by the village of Rosedale. Bayou Grosse Tete flows through the eastern side of the village.
Interstate 10 passes through the northern side of the village, with access from Exit 139. I-10 leads east to Baton Rouge and west to Lafayette.
Louisiana Highway 77 heads from Grosse Tete to the city of Plaquemine, the Iberville Parish seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.07km2, of which 3.03km2 are land and 0.04km2, or 1.41%, are water.[2]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 359 | 65.51% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 166 | 30.29% | |
| Native American | 6 | 1.09% | |
| Asian | 3 | 0.55% | |
| Other/Mixed | 9 | 1.64% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 0.91% |
At the 2000 U.S. census,[6] there were 670 people, 261 households, and 182 families residing in the village. The population density was 554.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 294 housing units at an average density of 243.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 55.52% White, 42.84% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.
There were 261 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% 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 3.06.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 82.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $27,734, and the median income for a family was $32,188. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $20,781 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,840. About 16.7% of families and 23.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.5% of those under age 18 and 27.6% of those age 65 or over.
Louisiana State Senator Robert M. Marionneaux resides on a cattle farm in Grosse Tete but practices law in Baton Rouge.[7]