Bourg, Louisiana Explained

Bourg
Settlement Type:Census-designated places
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Louisiana
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Terrebonne
Pushpin Map:Louisiana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bourg in Louisiana
Coordinates:29.5536°N -90.6022°W
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:14.87
Area Total Sq Mi:5.74
Area Land Sq Mi:5.65
Area Water Sq Mi:0.09
Elevation Ft:7
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2375
Population Density Km2:162.43
Population Density Sq Mi:420.65
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:70343[2]
Area Code:985
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:22-09095
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Land Km2:14.62
Area Water Km2:0.24

Bourg is a census-designated places in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Houma - Bayou Cane - Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Government and infrastructure

The United States Postal Service operates the Bourg Post Office within the Presquille CDP.[3] [4]

Education

Terrebonne Parish School District operates public schools in the entire parish.[5] Schools with Bourg addresses include Bourg Elementary School (PK-4) and South Terrebonne High School (9-12).[6] [7]

Terrebonne Parish Library System formerly operated the Bourg Branch.[8] Due to damage from Hurricane Ida, the library permanently closed. Another library was to be built in an area near Bourg.[9]

The initial location of the non-district public school École Pointe-au-Chien was to be in the Vision Christian Center in Bourg.[10]

WMA

Access to the Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area (WMA) can be made through Bourg, LA 24, and down LA 55 or LA 665.[11]

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Bourg LA ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. June 16, 2023.
  3. Web site: BOURG — Post Office™. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-02-17. 3806 COUNTRY DR BOURG, LA 70343-9998. - Compare to the CDP map, and to Bourg CDP map. The City of Houston stated: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Presquille CDP, LA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-02-17. - Compare to the relevant addresses.
  5. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Terrebonne Parish, LA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-02-17. - Text list
  6. http://schools.tpsd.org/brg/ Home page
  7. "Welcome to STHS." South Terrebonne High School. Retrieved on July 27, 2010.
  8. Web site: Bourg. http://web.archive.org/web/20101006060049/http://www.mytpl.org/bourg.html. Terrebonne Parish Public Library. 2010-10-06. 2024-02-17.
  9. Web site: Campo. Colin. Hurricane Ida destroyed 2 local libraries, damaged others. Here's how rebuilding is going.. Houma Courier. 2022-09-15. 2024-02-17.
  10. Web site: Olivier. Jonathan. École Pointe-au-Chien opens as first French immersion school in Terrebonne Parish. Télé-Louisiane. 2023-08-18. 2024-02-17.
  11. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Point-Aux-Chenes,+Montegut,+LA+70377/@29.5209889,-90.6096237,11017m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8620fe9008d9aabd:0xf35e256b1bd47a5b!8m2!3d29.4977177!4d-90.5534195 Google maps: Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA