Ama was named in honor of Amazalie Perret, the postmaster's daughter.
Geography
Ama 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
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. There were 488 housing units at an average density of 136.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 64.90% White, 34.40% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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 married couplesliving 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. In the CDP, the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,691, and the median income for a family was $50,156. Males had a median income of $35,875 versus $31,667 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,399. About 7.5% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.
LaRon Landry, football player, SS, Indianapolis Colts. Landry established himself as a Pro Bowl-caliber safety in his rookie season with the Redskins. He finished his rookie campaign with 97 tackles and 1.5 sacks and he logged two interceptions in the Redskins' playoff game. He was the sixth overall selection in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Redskins. During his time at LSU, he started 48 out of 52 games and produced 15 turnovers. Landry became the second Tiger in school history to lead the team in tackles three times during their career, recording 315 tackles. He was also a four-time All-Southeastern Conference selection. He is the brother of Baltimore Ravens safety Dawan Landry.
