Tangipahoa, Louisiana

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Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Village of Tangipahoa
Tangipahoa Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Tangipahoa Highlighted.svg
Location of Tangipahoa in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
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Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 30°52′25″N90°30′49″W / 30.87361°N 90.51361°W / 30.87361; -90.51361 [1]
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
StateFlag of Louisiana.svg  Louisiana
Parish Tangipahoa
Foundedc. 1853 (1853)
Incorporated 1866 (1866)
Area
[2]
  Total
1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
  Land1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
180 ft (50 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
425
  Density422.89/sq mi (163.32/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 985
FIPS code 22-74760
GNIS feature ID2407558 [1]

Tangipahoa is a village in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 425 at the 2020 census. It was named after the Tangipahoa Native American tribe. Tangipahoa is part of the Hammond MSA.

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Etymology

The name Tangipahoa is derived from the Muskogean words (tonche pahoha) which translates to "corncob people" or "people of the corn" or "corncob". [3] It is from this Native American tribe that the modern Tangipahoa Parish gets its name, as well as the Tangipahoa River.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1870 236
1880 2599.7%
1900 297
1910 39432.7%
1920 252−36.0%
1930 30420.6%
1940 3194.9%
1950 35210.3%
1960 46532.1%
1970 4690.9%
1980 4935.1%
1990 56915.4%
2000 74731.3%
2010 7480.1%
2020 425−43.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]
Tangipahoa racial composition as of 2020 [5]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)348.0%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)36285.18%
Native American 10.24%
Asian 10.24%
Other/Mixed 184.24%
Hispanic or Latino 92.12%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 425 people, 190 households, and 119 families residing in the village.

Notable person

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tangipahoa, Louisiana
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. Bulletin - Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1909. p. 2.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.