Bayou Goula, Louisiana Explained

Official Name:Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Pushpin Map:Louisiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Bayou Goula
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Louisiana
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Iberville
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.50
Area Land Km2:6.33
Area Water Km2:1.18
Area Total Sq Mi:2.90
Area Land Sq Mi:2.44
Area Water Sq Mi:0.45
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:514
Population Density Km2:81.23
Population Density Sq Mi:210.40
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:19
Coordinates:30.2097°N -91.17°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:70788
Area Code:225
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:558151
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:22-05350

Bayou Goula is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 514 in 2020.

Name

The name Bayou Goula comes from the historic tribe who lived in the region, the Bayagoula.[2] Their Muskogean language name means "river people".[3]

Geography

The community is in eastern Iberville Parish, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is north of White Castle and 7miles southeast of Plaquemine, the parish seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 7.5sqkm, of which 6.3sqkm are land and 1.2sqkm, or 15.67%, are water, within the Mississippi River.[4]

Demographics

Bayou Goula CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010[5] ![6] !% 2010!
White alone (NH)40style='background: #ffffe6; 356.54%style='background: #ffffe6; 6.81%
Black or African American alone (NH)572style='background: #ffffe6; 46593.46%style='background: #ffffe6; 90.47%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Asian alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 10.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.19%
Some Other Race alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 40.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.78%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0style='background: #ffffe6; 90.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 1.75%
Total612style='background: #ffffe6; 514100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%

In 2020, it had a population of 514.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 20, 2022.
  2. Book: John Reed Swanton. 200 . The Indian Tribes of North America. 15 November 2012. 1952. Genealogical Publishing Com. 978-0-8063-1730-4.
  3. Native American Place Names in the Louisiana Purchase . Bright, William . 358. 10.1.1.1015.3344.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bayou Goula CDP, Louisiana . https://archive.today/20200213094307/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2205350 . February 13, 2020 . April 4, 2018 . American Factfinder . U.S. Census Bureau.
  5. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bayou Goula CDP, Louisiana. United States Census Bureau.
  6. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bayou Goula CDP, Louisiana. United States Census Bureau.
  7. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2023-08-10 . data.census.gov.