Ama is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. Ama is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, just west of the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana line. The population was 1,285 at the 2000 United States Census.

Geography
Ama is located at (29.942144, -90.303940).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.5 km²), of which, 3.6 square miles (9.2 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (19.78%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,285 people, 446 households,...

Ama is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. Ama is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, just west of the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana line. The population was 1,285 at the 2000 United States Census.

Geography
Ama is located at (29.942144, -90.303940).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.5 km²), of which, 3.6 square miles (9.2 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (19.78%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,285 people, 446 households, and 347 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 360.0 people per square mile (139.0/km²). There were 488 housing units at an average density of 136.7/sq mi (52.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 64.90% White (U.S. Census), 34.40% African American (U.S. Census), 0.16% Native American (U.S. Census), 0.16% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.16% from Race (United States Census), and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 446 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were Marriage living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.28.