▁the ▁town . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁H urr icane ▁Ivan ▁caused ▁extensive ▁wind ▁and ▁flo oding ▁damage . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁while ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁still ▁clean ing ▁up ▁from ▁Ivan , ▁H urr icane ▁K atr ina ▁caused ▁extensive ▁damage ▁and ▁flo oding . ▁Many ▁newer ▁buildings ▁are ▁built ▁to ▁strict ▁building ▁codes , ▁and ▁structures ▁are ▁elev ated ▁to ▁reduce ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁damage . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 9 , 7 4 1 ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁. ▁There ▁were ▁ 6 , 8 1 0 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁ 9 7 . 5 4 % ▁White , ▁ 0 . 2 2 % ▁Black ▁or ▁African ▁American , ▁ 0 . 4 4 % ▁Native ▁American , ▁ 0 . 3 0 % ▁Asian , ▁ 0 . 0 4 % ▁Pacific ▁Island er , ▁ 0 . 4 0 % ▁from ▁other ▁races , ▁and ▁ 1 . 0 7 % ▁from ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁ 1 . 2 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁His pan ic ▁or ▁Lat ino ▁of ▁any ▁race . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 , 3 4 4 ▁households ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁ 2 0 . 7 % ▁had ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1