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.
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]
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]
White alone (NH) | 40 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 35 | 6.54% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 6.81% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 572 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 465 | 93.46% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 90.47% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.19% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.78% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 9 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.75% | |
Total | 612 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 514 | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
In 2020, it had a population of 514.[7]