Boothville, Louisiana

Boothville, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Boothville, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Boothville, Louisiana
Boothville, Louisiana
Boothville, Louisiana is located in the United States
Boothville, Louisiana
Boothville, Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°20′37″N 89°25′11″W / 29.34361°N 89.41972°W / 29.34361; -89.41972
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishPlaquemines
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.723 sq mi (9.64 km2)
 • Land2.149 sq mi (5.57 km2)
 • Water1.574 sq mi (4.08 km2)
Elevation
−3 ft (−1 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
718
 • Density190/sq mi (74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70038
Area code504
FIPS code22-08710
GNIS feature ID533330[2]

Boothville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 854 as of the 2010 census,[3] and 718 at the 2020 U.S. census.[4]

Jeré Longman of The New York Times stated that before Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the community served as "a hub of the fishing and oil and gas industries;[5] as of September 2023 the Times listed it as "(inundated").[6]

History

Boothville was named for Colonel Booth, a landowner.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010854—
2020718−15.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Boothville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

Boothville CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[9] Pop 2020[10] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 515 376 60.30% 52.37%
Black or African American alone (NH) 205 144 24.00% 20.06%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 21 16 2.46% 2.23%
Asian alone (NH) 52 35 6.09% 4.87%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 0 0.12% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 2 0.00% 0.28%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 52 91 6.09% 12.67%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8 54 0.94% 7.52%
Total 854 718 100.00% 100.00%

Education

Plaquemines Parish School Board operates the public schools of the parish.

It is served by Boothville-Venice Elementary School in Boothville and South Plaquemines High School in Buras.[11] Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12) served the community,[12] but Hurricane Katrina damaged the original building.[11]

Plaquemines Parish is in the service area of Nunez Community College.[13]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Boothville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Boothville CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Life Is Complicated at Louisiana School". The New York Times. November 15, 2006. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016. - Print: page D1, New York edition, "Life Is Complicated At Louisiana School"
  6. ^ Rojanasakul, Mira (September 29, 2023). "When Will the Saltwater Wedge Reach New Orleans? We Mapped It" – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ^ Leeper, Clare D'Artois (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boothville CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boothville CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ a b "Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Master Plan 8. Public Facilities and Services Archived 2017-03-05 at the Wayback Machine." Plaquemines Parish. p. 9/34. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
  12. ^ "Boothville-Venice High School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 22, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
  13. ^ "Our Colleges". Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges. Retrieved June 3, 2021.


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