Boothville, Louisiana

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Boothville, Louisiana
Census-designated place
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Boothville, Louisiana
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Boothville, Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°20′37″N89°25′11″W / 29.34361°N 89.41972°W / 29.34361; -89.41972
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Plaquemines
Area
[1]
 • Total3.723 sq mi (9.64 km2)
 • Land2.149 sq mi (5.57 km2)
 • Water1.574 sq mi (4.08 km2)
Elevation
−3 ft (−1 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total718
 • Density190/sq mi (74/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70038
Area code 504
FIPS code 22-08710
GNIS feature ID533330 [2]

Boothville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 854 as of the 2010 census, [3] and 718 at the 2020 U.S. census. [4]

Contents

Jeré Longman of The New York Times stated that before Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the community served as "a hub of the fishing and oil and gas industries; [5] as of September 2023 the Times listed it as "(inundated"). [6]

History

Boothville was named for Colonel Booth, a landowner. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 854—
2020 718−15.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Boothville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

Boothville 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 [9] Pop 2020 [10] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)51537660.30%52.37%
Black or African American alone (NH)20514424.00%20.06%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)21162.46%2.23%
Asian alone (NH)52356.09%4.87%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)100.12%0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)020.00%0.28%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)52916.09%12.67%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8540.94%7.52%
Total854718100.00%100.00%

Education

Plaquemines Parish School Board operates the public schools of the parish.

It is served by Boothville-Venice Elementary School in Boothville and South Plaquemines High School in Buras. [11] Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12) served the community, [12] but Hurricane Katrina damaged the original building. [11]

Plaquemines Parish is in the service area of Nunez Community College. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Boothville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Boothville CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Life Is Complicated at Louisiana School". The New York Times . November 15, 2006. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016. - Print: page D1, New York edition, "Life Is Complicated At Louisiana School"
  6. ↑ Rojanasakul, Mira (September 29, 2023). "When Will the Saltwater Wedge Reach New Orleans? We Mapped It" – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ↑ Leeper, Clare D'Artois (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 44. ISBN   978-0-8071-4740-5.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boothville CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .
  10. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boothville CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .
  11. 1 2 "Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Master Plan 8. Public Facilities and Services Archived 2017-03-05 at the Wayback Machine ." Plaquemines Parish. p. 9/34. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Boothville-Venice High School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 22, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Our Colleges". Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges . Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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