Bourg, Louisiana

Bourg
Census-designated places
Bourg is located in Louisiana
Bourg
Bourg
Location of Bourg in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°33′13″N 90°36′08″W / 29.55361°N 90.60222°W / 29.55361; -90.60222
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishTerrebonne
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.74 sq mi (14.87 km2)
 • Land5.65 sq mi (14.62 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,375
 • Density420.65/sq mi (162.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70343[2]
Area code985
FIPS code22-09095

Bourg is a census-designated places in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20202,375—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Government and infrastructure

The United States Postal Service operates the Bourg Post Office within the Presquille CDP.[4][5]

Education

Terrebonne Parish School District operates public schools in the entire parish.[6] Schools with Bourg addresses include Bourg Elementary School (PK-4) and South Terrebonne High School (9-12).[7][8]

Terrebonne Parish Library System formerly operated the Bourg Branch.[9] Due to damage from Hurricane Ida, the library permanently closed. Another library was to be built in an area near Bourg.[10]

The initial location of the non-district public school École Pointe-au-Chien was to be in the Vision Christian Center in Bourg.[11]

WMA

Access to the Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area (WMA) can be made through Bourg, LA 24, and down LA 55 or LA 665.[12]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bourg LA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "BOURG — Post Office™". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 17, 2024. 3806 COUNTRY DR BOURG, LA 70343-9998 - Compare to the CDP map, and to Bourg CDP map. The City of Houston stated: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."
  5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Presquille CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 17, 2024. - Compare to the relevant addresses.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Terrebonne Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 17, 2024. - Text list
  7. ^ Home page. Bourg Elementary School. Retrieved on July 27, 2010.
  8. ^ "Welcome to STHS." South Terrebonne High School. Retrieved on July 27, 2010.
  9. ^ "Bourg". Terrebonne Parish Public Library. Archived from the original on October 6, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  10. ^ Campo, Colin (September 15, 2022). "Hurricane Ida destroyed 2 local libraries, damaged others. Here's how rebuilding is going". Houma Courier. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  11. ^ Olivier, Jonathan (August 18, 2023). "École Pointe-au-Chien opens as first French immersion school in Terrebonne Parish". Télé-Louisiane. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  12. ^ Google maps: Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA- Retrieved 2018-09-11


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