Bayou Cane, Louisiana

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Bayou Cane, Louisiana
Census-designated place
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Bayou Cane, Louisiana
Location of Bayou Cane in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°37′35″N90°44′54″W / 29.62639°N 90.74833°W / 29.62639; -90.74833 Coordinates: 29°37′35″N90°44′54″W / 29.62639°N 90.74833°W / 29.62639; -90.74833
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
Parish Terrebonne
Area
[1]
 • Total7.61 sq mi (19.72 km2)
 • Land7.61 sq mi (19.72 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19,770
 • Density2,596.87/sq mi (1,002.71/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 985
FIPS code 22-05210

Bayou Cane is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located just north of Houma and had a population of 19,770 in 2020.

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Bayou Cane is the principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane– Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.

Geography

Bayou Cane is located at 29°37′35″N90°44′54″W / 29.62639°N 90.74833°W / 29.62639; -90.74833 (29.626285, -90.748396). [2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.6 square miles (20 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020 19,770—
U.S. Decennial Census [3]
Bayou Cane racial composition as of 2020 [4]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)12,99265.72%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)3,52017.8%
Native American 6893.49%
Asian 2961.5%
Pacific Islander 130.07%
Other/Mixed 9734.92%
Hispanic or Latino 1,2876.51%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,770 people, 7,500 households, and 4,761 families residing in the CDP.

Education

Bayou Cane is in the Terrebonne Parish School Board district.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
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