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Schriever, Louisiana

FieldValue
nameSchriever
settlement_typeCDP
image_skylineTerrebonneFishing1940MPostWolcott.jpg
image_captionChildren fishing in bayou at Schriever, 1940. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott.
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Louisiana
subdivision_type2Parish
subdivision_name2Terrebonne
pushpin_mapLouisiana
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Schriever in Louisiana
coordinates
area_footnotes
area_total_km237.08
area_total_sq_mi14.32
area_land_sq_mi14.25
area_water_sq_mi0.06
elevation_ft13
population_as_of2020
population_total6711
population_density_km2182
population_density_sq_mi471
timezone1CST
utc_offset1-6
timezone1_DSTCDT
utc_offset1_DST-5
postal_code_typeZIP Code
postal_code70395
area_code985
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info22-68300
unit_prefImperial
area_land_km236.92
area_water_km20.16

Schriever is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,711 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.

The community was named for railroad official John George Schriever (1844–1898) during the 1870s opening of the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad line to Houma.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.4 km), of which 14.4 square miles (37.2 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km) (0.42%) is water.

Amtrak's Sunset Limited train stops at the Schriever station, serving the nearby cities Houma and Thibodaux.

Demographics

|align-fn=center 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Schriever first appeared as a census designated place the 1990 U.S. census.

RaceNumberPercentageWhite (non-Hispanic)Black or African American (non-Hispanic)Native AmericanAsianOther/MixedHispanic or Latino
4,04060.2%
1,85127.6%
1221.8%
390.6%
2754.1%
3845.7%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,711 people, 2,584 households, and 1,550 families residing in the CDP.

Notable people

  • Sherman A. Bernard (1925–2012), Louisiana insurance commissioner, 1972–88, was born in Schriever.
  • Henry S. Thibodaux (in office 1824), former governor of Louisiana, owned a plantation nearby and is buried at Halfway Cemetery in nearby Gray.

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "Houma Branch". RailGoat (Railfan.net).
  3. "The Great American Stations: Schriever, LA (SCH)". [[Amtrak]].
  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. "In Memory of Sherman Bernard, Sr.". obits.dignitymemorial.com.
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