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Sun, Louisiana

Sun, Louisiana, in St Tammany county, is 48 miles N of Metairie, Louisiana (center to center) and 49 miles N of New Orleans, Louisiana. The village is part of the New Orleans metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 471 people people live in Sun.

The People and Families of Sun

In Sun, about 54% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Sun had a median family income of $29,750.

Sun Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Sun, about 83% are lived in by their owners, not renters.

Commuting

In Sun, 95% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	48 miles N of Metairie, Louisiana (center to center)
Nearest Large City	49 miles N of New Orleans, Louisiana
County	St Tammany
Metro Area	New Orleans
P.O. Box Zip Codes	70463
Phone Area Codes	985
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	30.649
Longitude	-89.892

Station	BOGALUSA
Distance	9.4 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 60 F
Apr Temp	54 to 78 F
Jul Temp	72 to 92 F
Oct Temp	54 to 80 F
Annual Precip	64 inches

Station	PICAYUNE
Distance	14.7 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 61 F
Apr Temp	54 to 77 F
Jul Temp	72 to 91 F
Oct Temp	55 to 80 F
Annual Precip	63.4 inches

Station	POPLARVILLE EXP STN
Distance	24.7 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 60 F
Apr Temp	54 to 77 F
Jul Temp	71 to 92 F
Oct Temp	55 to 80 F
Annual Precip	63.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	471	100%
Male	234	49.7%
Female	237	50.3%
Under 18	106	22.5%
18+	365	77.5%
65+	64	13.6%
Median Age	40.6
Average Family Size	2.82
White	405	86%
African-American	54	11.5%
Asian	2	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.4%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	8	1.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	2	0.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	475
Growth	4
Growth %	0.8%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	27.7%
French (except Basque)	15.6%
English	13.5%
Irish	12.8%
US/American	8.9%
Italian	6.7%
Scotch-Irish	5%
German	3.5%
Scottish	1.8%
Swedish	1.4%
Dutch	1.1%
French Canadian	1.1%
Yugoslavian	0.7%
Acadian/Cajun	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Sun	471	$29,750
Abita Springs	1,957	$45,208
Angie	240	$33,000
Bogalusa	13,365	$24,947
Covington	8,483	$50,332
Folsom	525	$42,500
Varnado	342	$30,909

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