Bayou Blue, Louisiana
Bayou Blue is located in Louisiana
Bayou Blue
Bayou Blue
Bayou Blue is located in the United States
Bayou Blue
Bayou Blue
Coordinates: 29°38′03″N 90°40′23″W / 29.63417°N 90.67306°W / 29.63417; -90.67306
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishLafourche, Terrebonne
Area
  Total23.53 sq mi (60.94 km2)
  Land23.27 sq mi (60.28 km2)
  Water0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total13,352
  Density573.71/sq mi (221.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code985
GNIS feature ID2583527[2]

Bayou Blue is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 12,352 as of the 2010 census.[3]

In June 1981, an arson attack on a local nightclub killed five people.[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 23.520 square miles (60.92 km2); 23.263 square miles (60.25 km2) of its area is land, and 0.257 square miles (0.67 km2) is water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202013,352
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

2020 census

Bayou Blue racial composition[6]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 9,625 72.09%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,087 8.14%
Native American 620 4.64%
Asian 57 0.43%
Pacific Islander 4 0.03%
Other/Mixed 661 4.95%
Hispanic or Latino 1,298 9.72%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,352 people, 3,891 households, and 3,049 families residing in the CDP.

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. "Bayou Blue". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  4. "Suspect Held in Fatal Fire". New York Times. United Press. September 1, 1981. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.


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