Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

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Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Map
Location in the state of Louisiana
Louisiana's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1822
Seat	Houma
Largest city	Houma
Area - Total - Land - Water	2,080 sq mi (5,387 km²) 1,255 sq mi (3,250 km²) 825 sq mi (2,137 km²), 39.66%
Population - (2000) - Density	104,503 83/sq mi (32/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: www.tpcg.org
Named for: terre bonne, French for good earth

Terrebonne Parish (Cajun French:Paroisse Terrebonne) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its population is 104,503 (as of 2000). The parish seat is Houma. It is the second largest parish in Louisiana in terms of land area.

The parish has been run by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government since it absorbed the powers of the City of Houma. The parish is lead by President Michel Claudet, elected in 2007.

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 Major highways
- 2.2 Adjacent parishes
3 Demographics
4 Communities
5 Education
6 Trivia
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

[edit] History

Terrebonne Parish was formed in 1822 from part of Lafourche Parish. The name "Terrebonne" means "good earth" in French.

[edit] Geography

The parish has a total area of 2,080 square miles (5,387 km²), of which, 1,255 square miles (3,250 km²) of it is land and 825 square miles (2,137 km²) of it (39.66%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

U.S. Highway 90
Louisiana Highway 24
Louisiana Highway 55
Louisiana Highway 56
Louisiana Highway 57
Louisiana Highway 58

[edit] Adjacent parishes

[edit] Demographics


Census	Pop.		%±
1900	24,464		—
1910	28,320		15.8%
1920	26,974		−4.8%
1930	29,816		10.5%
1940	35,880		20.3%
1950	43,328		20.8%
1960	60,771		40.3%
1970	76,049		25.1%
1980	94,393		24.1%
1990	96,982		2.7%
2000	104,503		7.8%
Est. 2006	109,348	^[1]	4.6%
Terrebonne Parish Census Data^[2]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 104,503 people, 35,997 households, and 27,393 families residing in the parish. The population density was 83 people per square mile (32/km²). There were 39,928 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile (12/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 74.07% White, 17.79% Black or African American, 5.29% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. 1.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 10.66% reported speaking French or Cajun French at home, while 1.5% speak Spanish.[1]

There were 35,997 households out of which 39.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were married couples living together, 14.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.90% were non-families. 19.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the parish the population was spread out with 29.20% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $35,235, and the median income for a family was $39,912. Males had a median income of $34,869 versus $20,705 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $16,051. About 15.80% of families and 19.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.90% of those under age 18 and 17.60% of those age 65 or over.