Boothville, Louisiana Explained

Official Name:Boothville, Louisiana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Louisiana#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Louisiana
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Plaquemines
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:3.723
Area Land Sq Mi:2.149
Area Water Sq Mi:1.574
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:718
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:-1
Elevation Ft:-3
Coordinates:29.3436°N -89.4197°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:70038
Area Code:504
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:22-08710
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:533330

Boothville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 854 as of the 2010 census,[2] and 718 at the 2020 U.S. census.[3]

Jeré Longman of The New York Times stated that before Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the community served as "a hub of the fishing and oil and gas industries;[4] as of September 2023 the Times listed it as "(inundated").[5]

History

Boothville was named for Colonel Booth, a landowner.[6]

Demographics

Boothville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

Boothville CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010[7] ![8] !% 2010!
White alone (NH)515style='background: #ffffe6; 37660.30%style='background: #ffffe6; 52.37%
Black or African American alone (NH)205style='background: #ffffe6; 14424.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 20.06%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)21style='background: #ffffe6; 162.46%style='background: #ffffe6; 2.23%
Asian alone (NH)52style='background: #ffffe6; 356.09%style='background: #ffffe6; 4.87%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)1style='background: #ffffe6; 00.12%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 20.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.28%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)52style='background: #ffffe6; 916.09%style='background: #ffffe6; 12.67%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8style='background: #ffffe6; 540.94%style='background: #ffffe6; 7.52%
Total854style='background: #ffffe6; 718100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%

Education

Plaquemines Parish School Board operates the public schools of the parish.

It is served by Boothville-Venice Elementary School in Boothville and South Plaquemines High School in Buras.[9] Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12) served the community,[10] but Hurricane Katrina damaged the original building.[9]

Plaquemines Parish is in the service area of Nunez Community College.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2011-05-14 .
  3. Web site: Boothville CDP, Louisiana. live. 2021-10-22. U.S. Census Bureau. https://web.archive.org/web/20211022191604/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2208710 . 2021-10-22 .
  4. News: Life Is Complicated at Louisiana School. The New York Times. 2006-11-15. 2016-12-03. live. https://archive.today/20161203074949/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/15/sports/othersports/15parish.html. 2016-12-03. - Print: page D1, New York edition, "Life Is Complicated At Louisiana School"
  5. Web site: When Will the Saltwater Wedge Reach New Orleans? We Mapped It.. Mira. Rojanasakul. September 29, 2023. NYTimes.com.
  6. Book: Leeper, Clare D'Artois. Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. 19 October 2012. LSU Press. 978-0-8071-4740-5. 44.
  7. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boothville CDP, Louisiana. United States Census Bureau.
  8. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boothville CDP, Louisiana. United States Census Bureau.
  9. "Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Master Plan 8. Public Facilities and Services ." Plaquemines Parish. p. 9/34. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
  10. "Boothville-Venice High School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 22, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
  11. Web site: Our Colleges. Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges. 2021-06-03.