Bayou Goula, Louisiana

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Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Census-designated place
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Bayou Goula
Coordinates: 30°12′35″N91°10′12″W / 30.20972°N 91.17000°W / 30.20972; -91.17000
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Iberville
Area
[1]
 • Total2.90 sq mi (7.50 km2)
 • Land2.44 sq mi (6.33 km2)
 • Water0.45 sq mi (1.18 km2)
Elevation
19 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total514
 • Density210.40/sq mi (81.23/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70788
Area code 225
GNIS feature ID558151 [2]
FIPS code 22-05350

Bayou Goula is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 514 in 2020.

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Name

The name Bayou Goula comes from the historic tribe who lived in the region, the Bayagoula. [3] Their Muskogean language name means "river people". [4]


Geography

September 29, 1851 Steamboat "Brilliant" Boiler explosion on the Mississippi River by Bayou Goula, Louisiana; 47 killed Sinking of the Steamboat Brilliant Henry Lewis.jpg
September 29, 1851 Steamboat "Brilliant" Boiler explosion on the Mississippi River by Bayou Goula, Louisiana; 47 killed

The community is in eastern Iberville Parish, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of White Castle and 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Plaquemine, the parish seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.3 km2) are land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), or 15.67%, are water, within the Mississippi River. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 612—
2020 514−16.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
Bayou Goula CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010 [7] Pop 2020 [8] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)40356.54%6.81%
Black or African American alone (NH)57246593.46%90.47%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)010.00%0.19%
Some Other Race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)040.00%0.78%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)090.00%1.75%
Total612514100.00%100.00%

In 2020, it had a population of 514. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bayou Goula, Louisiana
  3. ↑ John Reed Swanton (1952). The Indian Tribes of North America. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 200. ISBN   978-0-8063-1730-4 . Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ Bright, William. "Native American Place Names in the Louisiana Purchase". p. 358. CiteSeerX   10.1.1.1015.3344 .
  5. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bayou Goula CDP, Louisiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bayou Goula CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .
  8. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bayou Goula CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .
  9. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 10, 2023.


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