Donaldsonville (historically French: Lafourche-des-Chitimachas) is a city in, and the parish seat of Ascension Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located along the River Road of the west bank of the Mississippi River, it is a part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area. At the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 6,695.
Donaldsonville's historic district has what has been described as the finest collection of buildings from the antebellum era to 1933, of any of the Louisiana river towns above New Orleans. Union forces attacked the city, occupying it and several of the river parishes beginning in 1862. Fort Butler was built on the west bank of the Mississippi River. The fort was successfully defended on June...
| Ethnicity | Donaldsonville | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 13.7% | 60.1% |
| African American | 83.5% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 1.4% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 1.3% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Donaldsonville | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 15.8% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 21.2% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 14.4% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 6.4% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 9.8% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 12% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 7.7% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 7.4% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 4.6% | 7.1% |
| Education | Donaldsonville | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 3% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 15% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 42% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 18% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 8% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 11% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 2% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0% | 1.0% |