Raceland, Louisiana | |
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| Coordinates:29°43′21″N90°36′19″W / 29.72250°N 90.60528°W /29.72250; -90.60528 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Lafourche |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.62 sq mi (55.99 km2) |
| • Land | 21.57 sq mi (55.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 14 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,768 |
| • Density | 452.89/sq mi (174.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 70394 |
| Area code | 985 |
| FIPS code | 22-63155 |
Raceland is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) onBayou Lafourche inLafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 9,768 in 2020. It is part of theHouma–Bayou Cane–Thibodauxmetropolitan statistical area.
According to the Louisiana Office of Tourism, Raceland was named for the Race family that once owned a large plantation named "Raceland" on Bayou Lafourche.[2]
Raceland sugar plantation was founded by Ebeneezer Eaton Kittredge and his son in law Fayette Clay Ewing. On April 19, 1855, a daughter of Kittredge, Olivia Corrinne, married George W. Race.[3] The plantation was named Raceland the same year in honor of the young couple who made it their first home where their children were born.[4]
Raceland is located at29°43′21″N90°36′19″W / 29.72250°N 90.60528°W /29.72250; -90.60528 (29.722576, -90.605172),[5] on both sides of Bayou Lafourche. It is bordered to the southeast byMathews.
U.S. Route 90 (futureInterstate 49) passes through the southeast part of Raceland, leading northeast 44 miles (71 km) toNew Orleans and west 40 miles (64 km) toMorgan City. Louisiana Highways1 and308 pass through the center of Raceland, on the south and the north sides of Bayou Lafourche, respectively. Both highways lead southeast (downriver) 7 miles (11 km) toLockport and northwest (upriver) 15 miles (24 km) toThibodaux, theparish seat.Louisiana Highway 182 passes through the center of Raceland on the old route of US-90; it leads northeast 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to US-90 and southwest 12 miles (19 km) toHouma.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the Raceland CDP has a total area of 21.6 square miles (56.0 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.23%, are water.[6]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 9,768 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 6,163 | 63.09% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,749 | 28.14% |
| Native American | 108 | 1.11% |
| Asian | 38 | 0.39% |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.02% |
| Other/Mixed | 305 | 3.12% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 403 | 4.13% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 9,768 people, 3,971 households, and 2,812 families residing in the CDP.
TheU.S. Postal Service operates the Raceland Post Office.[9]
Lafourche Parish Public Schools operates public schools.
Central Lafourche High School is inMathews,[13] and has a Raceland postal address.[14] The school serves all of Raceland.[15][16]
Raceland High School opened in 1912 and was expanded in 1924; it was consolidated into Lafourche Central High along withLockport High School in 1966. An elementary school occupies the former Raceland High.[17] In the era before desegregation (circa 1969) Raceland Colored School educated black residents.[18]
Lafourche Parish Library operates the Raceland Branch.[19]
Fletcher Technical Community College has Lafourche Parish in the college's service area.[20] Additionally, aDelgado Community College document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area.[21]
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