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Bayou Gauche, Louisiana

Field	Value
name	Bayou Gauche
settlement_type	Census-designated place
image_skyline	FISHING IN BAYOU GAUCHE, IN THE LOUISIANA WETLANDS - NARA - 544195.jpg
image_caption	Fishing in the Bayou Gauche wetlands
etymology
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Louisiana
subdivision_type2	Parish
subdivision_name2	St. Charles
subdivision_name3
pushpin_map	Louisiana
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Bayou Gauche in Louisiana
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
established_date
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	40.86
area_total_sq_mi	15.78
area_land_sq_mi	12.85
area_water_sq_mi	2.92
elevation_ft	3
population_as_of	2020
population_total	2161
population_density_km2	64.92
population_density_sq_mi	168.13
population_demonym
timezone1	CST
utc_offset1	-6
timezone1_DST	CDT
utc_offset1_DST	-5
utc_offset2_DST
area_code	985
iso_code
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	22-05315
unit_pref	Imperial
area_land_km2	33.29
area_water_km2	7.57

[[Oil well]] rig in wetlands near Bayou Gauche.

Bayou Gauche is a census-designated place and fishing village, with an adjacent natural bayou and wetlands. It is located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of 2020, its population was 2,161.

Geography

Bayou Gauche is part of the Greater New Orleans region. It is located at (29.825162, -90.434727).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the designated CDP has a total area of 20.2 sqmi, of which 17.6 sqmi is land and 2.6 sqmi (12.93%) is water.

Demographics

Bayou Gauche was first listed as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census. In 2020, it had a population of 2,161.

Economy

The fishing and shellfish industries have been important in the local economy. Some residences for people in those fields, and their families, are stilt houses in the bayou and wetlands.

Oil wells for petroleum production are also present.

Education

St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools:

R. J. Vial Elementary School (grades 3-5) in Paradis - Opened in 1975
J. B. Martin Middle School (grades 6-8) in Paradis

References

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
"2020 Race and Population Totals".
(2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
(2000). "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
[http://www.stcharles.k12.la.us/vial Home]. R.J. Vial Elementary School. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "R. J. Vial Elementary School, home of the Jaguars, was established in 1975 and has served the communities of Paradis, Bayou Gauche, Des Allemands, and Boutte for more than 40 years."
"[http://www.stcharles.k12.la.us/domain/390 About Our School]." J. B. Martin Middle School. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "J. B. Martin Middle School is located on South Street in Paradis and services the west bank areas of Paradis, Des Allemands (Bayou Gauche), Boutte, and Luling (Mimosa/Willowdale)."

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