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'{{More citations needed|date=January 2008}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kentwood, Louisiana | official_name = Town of Kentwood | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = [[Town]] | image_skyline = 2015-05-07_Kentwood_Day_of_Prayer_landscape_DSC_0216.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Kentwood residents observe a noontide Day of Prayer in front of the Town Hall in 2015 | image_flag = | image_seal = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = "The Foyer of Louisiana"<ref>{{cite web |title=Councilman Tre'Von Cooper |url=https://www.councilmancooper.com/visitors |access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref> | anthem = | image_map = File:Tangipahoa Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Kentwood Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Kentwood in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. | image_map1 = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = Location of Louisiana in the United States | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|30|56|10|N|90|30|55|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | grid_name = | grid_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Louisiana | subdivision_type2 = Parish | subdivision_name2 = [[Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana|Tangipahoa]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1893 | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | established_title4 = | established_date4 = | established_title5 = | established_date5 = | established_title6 = | established_date6 = | established_title7 = | established_date7 = | extinct_title = | extinct_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = | seat1_type = | seat1 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Rochell Bates (D) | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | total_type = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 20, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 18.42 | area_total_sq_mi = 7.11 | area_land_km2 = 18.42 | area_land_sq_mi = 7.11 | area_water_km2 = 0.01 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | area_water_percent = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 225 | elevation_point = | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_max_point = | elevation_max_rank = | elevation_min_footnotes = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_ft = | elevation_min_point = | elevation_min_rank = | population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 2145 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = 116.48 | population_density_sq_mi = 301.69 | population_metro_footnotes = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_density = | population_density_rank = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | population_blank2_title = | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank2_km2 = | population_density_blank2_sq_mi = | population_demonym = | population_note = | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_info1 = | demographics_type2 = | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = | demographics2_info1 = | timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]] | utc_offset1 = −06:00 | timezone1_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]] | utc_offset1_DST = −05:00 | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | postal2_code_type = | postal2_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = [[Area code 985|985]] | geocode = | iso_code = | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 22-39545 | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | blank2_name = | blank2_info = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | blank1_name_sec2 = | blank1_info_sec2 = | blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons | blank2_info_sec2 = | | footnotes = }} '''Kentwood''' is a rural town in [[Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana|Tangipahoa Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States, near the [[Mississippi]] state line. The population was 2,198 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is part of the [[Hammond, Louisiana|Hammond]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. Kentwood is best known as the hometown of singer [[Britney Spears]]. ==History== This rural town was founded by Amos Kent in 1893. On August 30, 2012, pressure on a dam on the [[Tangipahoa River]] to the north of the town as a result of [[Hurricane Isaac (2012)|Hurricane Isaac]] led to Louisiana Governor [[Bobby Jindal]] calling for a mandatory evacuation of the town due to fears of large-scale flooding from [[Lake Tangipahoa]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Tangipahoa-Parish-orders-immediate-evacuation-after-potential-levee-breach-167994886.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618063054/http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Tangipahoa-Parish-orders-immediate-evacuation-after-potential-levee-breach-167994886.html |archive-date=2013-06-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The evacuation order was later rescinded and the dam held. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|6.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|6.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.14% is water. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=left |1900= 1313 |1910= 3609 |1920= 3059 |1930= 1726 |1940= 1854 |1950= 2417 |1960= 2607 |1970= 2736 |1980= 2667 |1990= 2468 |2000= 2205 |2010= 2198 |2020= 2145 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |+Kentwood racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2239545&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-28|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |- !scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic) | 414 | 19.3% |- !scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic) | 1,642 | 76.55% |- !scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] | 1 | 0.05% |- !scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] | 4 | 0.19% |- !scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] | 60 | 2.8% |- !scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] | 24 | 1.12% |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,145 people, 771 households, and 421 families residing in the town. ===2000 census=== At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 2,205 people, 850 households, and 559 families in the town. The population density was 318.4 people per square mile (123.0/km{{sup|2}}). There were 979 housing units at an average density of 141.4 per square mile (54.6/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 64.85% African American, 34.42% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> Of the 850 households, 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.6% were married couples living together, 28.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 29.9% of households were one person and 15.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.28. The age distribution was 29.9% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.7 males. The median household income was $17,297 and the median family income was $23,889. Males had a median income of $25,583 versus $15,200 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,171. About 29.5% of families and 37.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 49.2% of those under age 18 and 32.5% of those age 65 or over. ==Education== [[Tangipahoa Parish School Board]] operates public schools: *[[Kentwood High Magnet School]] (7-12) *O. W. Dillon Memorial Elementary School (K-6) *Chesbrough Elementary (K-5) *Spring Creek Elementary (K-5) *Jewel M. Sumner Middle and High School ==Notable people== *[[Roger Ballard]], country music singer-songwriter *[[Stacy Head]] (born 1969), New Orleans elected official born in nearby [[Greensburg, Louisiana|Greensburg]] but associated with Kentwood *[[Michael Jackson (wide receiver)|Michael "Mike" Jackson]] (1969–2017), former [[National Football League]] wide receiver *[[Little Brother Montgomery]] (1906–85), jazz pianist *[[Clay Shaw]] (1913–74), [[New Orleans]] businessman and the only person prosecuted in connection with the assassination of President [[John F. Kennedy]]. He was acquitted. *[[Ann Alexander Smith]], Louisiana educator *[[Jackie Smith]] (born 1940), [[National Football League]] tight end and member of the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] *[[Britney Spears]] (born 1981), singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress *[[Bryan Spears]] (born 1977), film and television producer *[[Jamie Lynn Spears]] (born 1991), actress and singer *[[Lynne Spears]] (born 1955), author and mother of Bryan, Britney, and Jamie Lynn Spears *[[James Parnell Spears]] (born 1952), father of Bryan, Britney, and Jamie Lynn Spears *[[Collis Temple]] (born 1952), first African-American athlete at [[Louisiana State University]] ==See also== [[Camp Moore]] - a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] training base near Kentwood, now a museum. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.councilmancooper.com/business-info Kentwood Home, Business, and Legal Info] {{Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Populated places established in 1893]] [[Category:Towns in Louisiana]] [[Category:Towns in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana]]'