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Bayou Cane, Louisiana

Coordinates: 29°37′35″N 90°44′54″W / 29.62639°N 90.74833°W / 29.62639; -90.74833
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Bayou Cane, Louisiana
Bayou Cane, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Bayou Cane, Louisiana
Bayou Cane, Louisiana
Location of Bayou Cane in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°37′35″N 90°44′54″W / 29.62639°N 90.74833°W / 29.62639; -90.74833
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishTerrebonne
Area
 • Total7.61 sq mi (19.72 km2)
 • Land7.61 sq mi (19.72 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19,770
 • Density2,596.87/sq mi (1,002.71/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code985
FIPS code22-05210

Bayou Cane is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located just north of Houma and had a population of 19,770 in 2020.

Bayou Cane is the principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.

Geography

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Bayou Cane is located at 29°37′35″N 90°44′54″W / 29.62639°N 90.74833°W / 29.62639; -90.74833 (29.626285, -90.748396).[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.6 square miles (20 km2), all land.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202019,770
U.S. Decennial Census[3]
Bayou Cane racial composition as of 2020[4]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 12,992 65.72%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 3,520 17.8%
Native American 689 3.49%
Asian 296 1.5%
Pacific Islander 13 0.07%
Other/Mixed 973 4.92%
Hispanic or Latino 1,287 6.51%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,770 people, 7,500 households, and 4,761 families residing in the CDP.

Education

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Bayou Cane is in the Terrebonne Parish School Board district.[5]

Vandebilt Catholic High School is in Bayou Cane.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Bayou Cane CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Bayou Cane CDP, LA" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Home". Vandebilt Catholic High School. Retrieved May 14, 2019. 209 South Hollywood Road / Houma, LA 70360
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