Broussard, Louisiana

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Broussard, Louisiana
City
City of Broussard
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Downtown
Motto: 
"Where Our Rich Culture Defines Us!" [1]
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Location of Broussard in Lafayette and St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
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Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 30°08′32″N91°57′49″W / 30.14222°N 91.96361°W / 30.14222; -91.96361
CountryUnited States
State Louisiana
Parish Lafayette, St. Martin
Incorporated1884
Government
 • MayorRay Bourque (R) [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total18.03 sq mi (46.70 km2)
 • Land17.99 sq mi (46.60 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total13,417
 • Density745.76/sq mi (287.94/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code
70518
Area code 337
FIPS code 22-10075
Website Broussard, Louisiana

Broussard is a city in Lafayette and St. Martin parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 8,197 at the 2010 U.S. census, and 13,417 at the 2020 United States census. [4] Broussard is part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area.

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History

The community was originally named Côte Gelée (Frozen Hill) because of its hilly ridge area and the severe winter of 1784. Broussard was founded in 1884. It was named after Valsin Broussard, a prominent local merchant, who formed the first vigilante committee when his own store was robbed. He was a direct descendant of Joseph Broussard de Beausoleil, one of the first 200 Acadians to arrive in Louisiana on February 27, 1765, aboard the Santo Domingo. [5]

Primary agricultural resources include sugarcane, soybean and hay production as well as horse and cattle farming. Principal industries consist of oil and gas service companies, food distributors, real estate developments and manufacturing.

Broussard has gone from a horse and buggy community, with large sugarcane plantation homes, to a current day industrial community with over 300 businesses. It was designated a city in November 2002. [6]

Geography

Broussard is located at 30°8′32″N91°57′49″W / 30.14222°N 91.96361°W / 30.14222; -91.96361 (30.142329, -91.963644), in the southern Louisiana region of Acadiana. [7] Most of the city limits are located in Lafayette Parish with a small eastern portion of the city being located in St. Martin Parish.

The city of St. Martinville, the parish seat of St. Martin Parish is located about 10 miles (16 km) east of Broussard in which Louisiana Highway 96 passes through both communities. Louisiana Highway 182 and U.S. Route 90 also pass through the city with Lafayette, the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, being located northwest (7 miles (11 km)) and New Iberia, the parish seat of Iberia Parish, located southeast (14 miles (23 km)).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.4 square miles (29.6 km2), of which 11.4 square miles (29.5 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.18%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900 290—
1910 49972.1%
1920 60220.6%
1930 80633.9%
1940 791−1.9%
1950 1,23756.4%
1960 1,60029.3%
1970 1,7076.7%
1980 2,92371.2%
1990 3,2139.9%
2000 5,87482.8%
2010 8,19739.5%
2020 13,41763.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
Broussard racial composition as of 2020 [9]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)9,77072.82%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)2,12915.87%
Native American 560.42%
Asian 2641.97%
Pacific Islander 40.03%
Other/Mixed 5003.73%
Hispanic or Latino 6945.17%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,417 people, 4,370 households, and 2,881 families residing in the city. The 2019 American Community Survey determined the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 78.4% non-Hispanic white, 14.7% Black and African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3% Asian, 0.8% two or more races, and 4.7% Hispanic and Latin American of any race. [10]

Of the population in 2019, there were 4,370 households living in 5,018 housing units. [11] [12] An average of 2.69 people lived in a household. In 2019, the median age of the city was 35.1, and there was a median household income of $82,677. Males had a median income of $62,012 versus $50,930 for females, and 13.3% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.

Sports

The Chitimacha Louisiana Open is a golf tournament of the Web.com Tour played at Le Triomphe Golf & Country Club since 1992.

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "Broussard, Louisiana". Broussard, Louisiana. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Election Returns: Lafayette Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ "QuickFacts: Broussard city, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ www.carencrohighschool.org "Broussard named for early settler Valsin Broussard" Archived May 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Boundary Changes". Geographic Change Notes: Louisiana. Population Division, United States Census Bureau. May 19, 2006. Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2019 Demographic and Housing Estimates". data.census.gov. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  11. ↑ "QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ "Geography Profile: Broussard city, Louisiana". data.census.gov. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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