| Charon, Louisiana | |
| Unincorporated community | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Vermilion |
| Elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | 30°01′18″N92°01′23″W / 30.02167°N 92.02306°W Coordinates: 30°01′18″N92°01′23″W / 30.02167°N 92.02306°W |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 337 |
| GNIS feature ID | 533884 [1] |
  Location of Erath in Louisiana | |
 Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
Charon (also spelled "Charogne") is an unincorporated community in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Abbeville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Vermilion Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 57,999. The parish seat is Abbeville. The parish was created in 1844.
Abbeville is a city in and the parish seat of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States, 150 miles (240 km) west of New Orleans and 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Baton Rouge. The population was 12,257 at the 2010 census.
Charon is located at 30°01′18″N92°01′23″W / 30.02167°N 92.02306°W (30.021593, -92.023178) [1] at the intersection of Louisiana highways 338 and 339, north of the town of Erath, and consists of the southern part of the LeBlanc Community.[ clarification needed ]
Erath is a town in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,187 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Abbeville Micropolitan Statistical Area and home of The Acadian Museum.
