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Chauvin, Louisiana

FieldValue
nameChauvin
settlement_typeCDP
image_skylineChauvin Louisiana view.jpg
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Louisiana
subdivision_type2Parish
subdivision_name2Terrebonne
pushpin_mapLouisiana
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Chauvin in Louisiana
coordinates
area_footnotes
area_total_km212.35
area_total_sq_mi4.77
area_land_sq_mi4.76
area_water_sq_mi0.01
elevation_ft3
population_as_of2020
population_total2575
population_density_km2208.81
population_density_sq_mi540.85
timezone1CST
utc_offset1-6
timezone1_DSTCDT
utc_offset1_DST-5
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code70344
area_code985
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info22-14520
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Chauvin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,575 in 2020.. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

Chauvin is located at (29.447056, -90.593486). About 45 minutes southeast of Thibodaux Louisiana.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.7 sqmi, of which 4.7 sqmi is land and 0.21% is water.

West of the village is the Bayou Chauvin Oil and Gas Field.

Demographics

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Chauvin first appeared as a census designated place the 1980 U.S. Census.

RaceNumberPercentageWhite (non-Hispanic)Black or African American (non-Hispanic)Native AmericanAsianOther/MixedHispanic or Latino
2,24887.3%
190.74%
1023.96%
160.62%
1114.31%
793.07%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,575 people, 862 households, and 688 families residing in the CDP.

Education

The school district is Terrebonne Parish School District, as with other locations in the parish.

Terrebonne Parish Library operates the Chauvin Library.

Notable people

  • Ray Authement, the fifth president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 1974 to 2008 and the longest serving president of a public university in the United States, was born near Chauvin in 1928.
  • Leonard J. Chabert, member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from 1972 to 1992, was born in Chauvin c. 1932.
  • Melissa Martin, chef, owner of Mosquito Supper Club, and cookbook writer

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2023). "Chauvin LA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com.
  3. (2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. "Decennial Census by Decade".
  5. (1950). "1950 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 7 - Population of all incorporated places and of unincorporated places of 1,000 or more: 1950 and 1940".
  6. (1960). "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Louisiana - Table 8 - Population of All Incorporated Places and Unincorporated Places of 1,000 or More: 1940 to 1960".
  7. (1970). "1970 Census of Population - Louisiana - Characteristics of the Population - Table 6. Population of Places: 1970 and 1960".
  8. (1980). "1980 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 14 - Summary of General Characteristics".
  9. (1990). "1990 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 1. Summary of General Characteristics of Persons: 1990".
  10. (2000). "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
  11. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana".
  12. "Explore Census Data".
  13. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Terrebonne Parish, LA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
  14. "Chauvin". [[Terrebonne Parish Library]].
  15. "Newsmaker of the Year". theind.com.
  16. "Ray Paul Authement". wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com.
  17. "Leonard J. Chabert". intelius.com.
  18. Anderson, Brett. (2022-02-01). "On the Cajun Coast, a Chef Grapples With Threats to a Seafood Tradition". The New York Times.
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