Killona, Louisiana
Killona is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 724 in 2020. 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.
Geography
Killona is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
Demographics
Killona was first listed as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | % 2000 | % 2010 | ||
| White alone | 58 | 11 | 5 | 7.28% | 1.39% | 0.69% |
| Black or African American alone | 728 | 774 | 711 | 91.34% | 97.60% | 98.20% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.75% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.00% | 0.76% | 0.83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.63% | 0.25% | 0.14% |
| Total | 797 | 793 | 724 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
In 2000, Killona's population was 797. By the 2020 census, its population declined to 724.
Education
St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools:Places of interest
Killona is home to the following:- Killona Plantation — Former plantation that held enslaved Africans, after emancipation Black Americans were held there in 'peonage' until 1970s.
- Waterford 3 — Operated by Entergy Nuclear, Waterford Nuclear Generating Station, produces roughly 10% of power for the state of Louisiana.