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Chackbay, Louisiana






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Coordinates: 29°539N 90°4727W / 29.88583°N 90.79083°W / 29.88583; -90.79083
 

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Chackbay, Louisiana
Chackbay is located in Louisiana
Chackbay

Chackbay

Location in Louisiana

Chackbay is located in the United States
Chackbay

Chackbay

Location in the United States

Coordinates: 29°53′9N 90°47′27W / 29.88583°N 90.79083°W / 29.88583; -90.79083
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishLafourche
Area
 • Total27.75 sq mi (71.86 km2)
 • Land27.75 sq mi (71.86 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,370
 • Density193.54/sq mi (74.73/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code985
FIPS code22-14100

Chackbay is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,370 in 2020. It is part of the HoumaBayou CaneThibodaux metropolitan statistical area.

Chackbay is a part of the "Ward 6" area of Lafourche Parish.[2]

Geography

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Chackbay is located along the northern edge of Lafourche Parish at 29°53′9N 90°47′27W / 29.88583°N 90.79083°W / 29.88583; -90.79083.[3] Its northern boundary is the border with St. James Parish.

Settlement follows the major roads through the community, which follow higher ground. Large areas away from the roads are wetland and mainly undeveloped. Louisiana Highway 20 runs through the western part of the CDP, leading south 7 miles (11 km) to Thibodaux, the parish seat, and northeast 13 miles (21 km) to Vacherie. Highway 304 runs west and southwest from Highway 20 to Bayou Lafourche west of Thibodaux, and Highway 307 runs east to Kraemer. Unincorporated communities within the Chackbay CDP are, from west to east, Choupique, Chegby, and Chackbay.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Chackbay CDP has a total area of 28.5 square miles (73.9 km2), all of it recorded as land.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20205,370
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
Chackbay racial composition as of 2020[6]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 4,742 88.31%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 245 4.56%
Native American 28 0.52%
Asian 20 0.37%
Other/Mixed 161 3.0%
HispanicorLatino 174 3.24%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,370 people, 2,003 households, and 1,564 families residing in the CDP.

Education

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Lafourche Parish Public Schools is the area school district,[7] and operates area public schools. Chackbay Elementary School serves the community.[8] Sixth Ward Middle School and Thibodaux High School serve residents of the Ward 6 area.[9][10]

Fletcher Technical Community College has Lafourche Parish in the college's service area.[11] Additionally, a Delgado Community College document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area.[12]

Government and infrastructure

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Residents are served by the Ward 6 Senior Citizens Center.[13]

Notable people

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  • ^ "Chackbay 101 Pump Station." Lafourche Parish. Retrieved on December 2, 2016.
  • ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  • ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  • ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  • ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  • ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lafourche Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
  • ^ Home. Chackbay Elementary School. Retrieved on November 30, 2016.
  • ^ "SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES Archived 2016-12-02 at the Wayback Machine." Lafourche Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on December 2, 2016. Based on the text description of the school boundaries
  • ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Chackbay CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018.
  • ^ "Our Colleges". Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  • ^ "The Economic Value of Delgado Community College" (PDF). Delgado Community College. Retrieved March 9, 2024. For the purposes of this analysis, the Delgado Service Area is comprised of [...]Lafourche,[...]
  • ^ Legendre, Raymond (January 9, 2009). "Senior center's walking trail has tire tracks". The Daily Comet. Archived from the original on December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  • ^ Barone, Michael; and Ujifusa, Grant. The Almanac of American Politics 1988', p. 494. National Journal, 1987.

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