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Bayou Cane is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located just north of Houma and had a population of 19,770 in 2020.

Bayou Cane is the principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.

Geography

Bayou Cane is located at 29°37′35″N 90°44′54″W / 29.62639°N 90.74833°W / 29.62639; -90.74833 (29.626285, -90.748396).[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.6 square miles (20 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202019,770
U.S. Decennial Census[3]
Bayou Cane racial composition as of 2020[4]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 12,992 65.72%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 3,520 17.8%
Native American 689 3.49%
Asian 296 1.5%
Pacific Islander 13 0.07%
Other/Mixed 973 4.92%
Hispanic or Latino 1,287 6.51%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,770 people, 7,500 households, and 4,761 families residing in the CDP.

Education

Bayou Cane is in the Terrebonne Parish School Board district.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.

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