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[[Image:LAMap-doton-Bayou_Cane.png|right|Location of Bayou Cane, Louisiana]]
 
Bayou Cane is located at 29&deg;37'35" North, 90&deg;44'54" West (29.626285, -90.748396)[[Geographic references#1|<sup>1</sup>]].
 
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 19.8 [[square kilometer|km&sup2;]] (7.6 [[square mile|mi&sup2;]]). 19.8 km&sup2; (7.6 mi&sup2;) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
 
== Demographics ==
As of the [[census]][[Geographic references#2|<sup>2</sup>]] of [[2000]], there are 17,046 people, 6,222 households, and 4,535 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] is 861.5/km&sup2; (2,231.4/mi&sup2;). There are 6,609 housing units at an average density of 334.0/km&sup2; (865.1/mi&sup2;). The racial makeup of the town is 85.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.81% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.95% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.70% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.49% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.35% from two or more races. 2.35% of the population are [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.
 
There are 6,222 households out of which 37.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% are [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% are non-families. 21.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.68 and the average family size is 3.13.
 
In the town the population is spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.7 males.
 
The median income for a household in the town is $40,955, and the median income for a family is $45,443. Males have a median income of $35,081 versus $20,995 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town is $17,450. 13.1% of the population and 11.3% of families are below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total people living in povertypopulation, 18.5% areof those under the age of 18 and 12.9% areof those 65 orand older are living below the poverty line.