Abbeville is a city in and the parish seat of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States, 150 miles (241 km) west of New Orleans. The population was 11,887 at the 2000 census. Abbeville is in the heart of "Cajun Country," and is home to many restaurants that specialize in the authentic tastes of the region.

Abbeville is the principal city of the Abbeville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Vermilion Parish. It is also part of the larger Lafayette–Acadiana Combined Statistical Area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.7 square miles (14.7 km²), of which, 5.7 square miles (14.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.53%) is water.

Abbeville is the southern terminus of U.S. Highway 167. Abbeville Municipal Airport is in the eastern part of the city. The Vermilion River runs through downtown Abbeville, and numerous canals and coulies go through other parts of the city.

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,887 people, 4,499 households, and 3,014 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,104.3 people per square mile (812.3/km²). There were 5,125 housing units at an average density of 907.3/sq mi (350.2/km²).

The racial makeup of the city was 54.29% White, 38.56% African American, 0.19% Native American, 5.50% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.

There were 4,499 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 21.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,714, and the median income for a family was $21,400. Males had a median income of $27,766 versus $16,073 for females. The per capita incomepoverty line, including 53.8% of those under age 18 and 23.6% of those age 65 or over. for the city was $11,680. About 33.3% of families and 37.7% of the population were below the

Modern Abbeville is a trade center for agricultural products, especially rice and seafood. Abbeville and its citizens also provide many services for the oil and natural gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico.

Notable residents

• Robert Angers (1919-1988), journalist born in Abbeville, founded Acadiana Profile magazine
• Allen Bares, Vermilion Parish native who represented Lafayette Parish in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from 1972-1992
• Sammy Kershaw, country music artist, was born in Kaplan in 1958; ran for lieutenant governor of Louisiana in 2007
• Charlton Lyons, considered the "father of the Republican Party in Louisiana", was born in Abbeville in 1894.
• Brandon Mitchell, professional American football player
• George Petty, artist, was also born in Abbeville in 1894
• Ned Theall, member of swamp pop band The Boogie Kings
• Roy Theriot, mayor of Abbeville (1954-1960); Louisiana state comptroller (1960-1973, his death)
• Sam Theriot, former Vermilion Parish clerk of court (1996-2000), former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1979-1996) known for his anti-abortion stance, and a former Abbeville city council member (1978-1979)
• Seth Fenwick Miller, Professional cage fighter

Films

The 1988 remake of The Blob movie was filmed in Abbeville.

Robert J. Flaherty chose Abbeville in 1948 as his base of operations during the filming of "The Louisiana Story." He rented a house in the current downtown area for 15 months over 1946-47.

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