Killona, Louisiana

Killona is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 724 in 2020.^[3] On December 14, 2022, the town was hit by a destructive and deadly EF2 tornado that damaged or destroyed numerous structures, killed one person, and injured eight others.^[4]

Killona
Census-designated place
Killona Location of Killona in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°59′58″N 90°29′13″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	St. Charles
Area [1]
• Total	0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2)
• Land	0.80 sq mi (2.06 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation [2]	7 ft (2 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	724
• Density	908.41/sq mi (350.61/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	985
FIPS code	22-39720
GNIS feature ID	2403174[2]

Killona in the 1930s

Geography

Killona is located at 29°59′58″N 90°29′13″W (29.999471, -90.487081).^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.3 square miles (24 km²), of which 8.5 square miles (22 km²) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) (9.13%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	797		—
2010	793		−0.5%
2020	724		−8.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2000[7] 2010[8] 2020[9]

Killona CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[7]	Pop 2010[8]	Pop 2020[9]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	58	11	5	7.28%	1.39%	0.69%
Black or African American alone (NH)	728	774	711	91.34%	97.60%	98.20%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	1	0.00%	0.00%	0.14%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	6	0	0	0.75%	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	6	6	0.00%	0.76%	0.83%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	2	1	0.63%	0.25%	0.14%
Total	797	793	724	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

Education

St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools:

• Hahnville High School in Boutte^[10]

Place of interest

Killona is home to the following:

• Killona Plantation — Slave planation, active until 1970s, notably included Mae Louise Miller.^[11]
• Waterford 3 — Operated by Entergy Nuclear, Waterford Nuclear Generating Station (aka Waterford 3), produces roughly 10% of power for the state of Louisiana.^[12]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
2. "Killona Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "2020 Race and Population Totals". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
4. "NWS Damage Survey for 12/14/22 Tornado Event Update # 3". Iowa Environmental Mesonet. National Weather Service in New Orleans, Louisiana. December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
7. "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Killona CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
8. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Killona CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
9. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Killona CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
10. "Hahnville High School" (Archive). AdvancED. p. 4/9. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "Hahnville High School services all students on the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, including the communities of Ama, Boutte, Hahnville, Luling, Paradis, Des Allemands and Killona."
11. Thibodeaux, Anna (June 11, 2018). "Research shows slaves remained on Killona plantation until 1970s". St. Charles Herald Guide. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
12. "Entergy Nuclear - Waterford 3". Entergy Nuclear. Retrieved October 27, 2015.