Welcome is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Welcome had a population of 672. The community is located along Louisiana Highway 18 on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Geography Welcome is located at . According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water.
Demographics
Welcome first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
+Welcome CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)32274.00%4.02%Black or African American alone (NH)75562994.38%93.60%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)710.88%0.15%Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)680.75%1.19%Hispanic or Latino (any race)070.00%1.04%Total800672100.00%100.00%It first appeared in the 2010 census with a population of 800. In 2020, its population was 672.
Notable person Percy A. Pierre, American electrical engineer and mathematician, was born in Welcome; he served as assistant secretary for research and regulation in the United States Department of the Army.The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences-Percy A. PierreThe History Maker-Percy A. Pierre
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