Choctaw, Louisiana

Choctaw, Louisiana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 29°50′21″N90°41′27″W / 29.83917°N 90.69083°W / 29.83917; -90.69083
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Lafourche
Area [1]
• Total	6.25 sq mi (16.19 km2)
• Land	6.25 sq mi (16.19 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	3 ft (0.91 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	775
• Density	124.0/sq mi (47.87/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	985
GNIS feature ID	557805 [2]

Choctaw is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 879 as of the 2010 census. ^[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 6.318 square miles (16.36 km²), all land ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	879		—
2020	775		−11.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Choctaw was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. ^[5]

Education

Choctaw is within Lafourche Parish Public Schools and served by Bayou Boeuf Elementary School, Sixth Ward Middle School, and Thibodaux High School. ^{[6] [7]}

Lafourche Parish Library operates the Choctaw Branch Library. ^[8]

Fletcher Technical Community College has Lafourche Parish in the college's service area. ^[9] Additionally, a Delgado Community College document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area. ^[10]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
2. "Choctaw". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved January 16, 2017.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2024.
6. "SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES Archived December 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine ." Lafourche Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on December 2, 2016. Based on the text description of the school boundaries: "Bayou Boeuf Elementary School, grades Pre K – 5 [...] and all of Highway 307 and Choctaw Road on the east side of Sixth Ward Middle School."
7. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Choctaw CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018.
8. "LOCATIONS & CONTACT". Lafourche Parish Library. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024. Choctaw Branch 1887 Choctaw Road Thibodaux, LA 70301
9. "Our Colleges". Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges . Retrieved June 3, 2021.
10. "The Economic Value of Delgado Community College" (PDF). Delgado Community College . Retrieved March 9, 2024. For the purposes of this analysis, the Delgado Service Area is comprised of [...]Lafourche,[...]