| Chackbay, Louisiana | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lafourche |
| Pushpin Map: | Louisiana#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Chackbay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Louisiana##Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 29.8858°N -90.7908°W |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 71.86 |
| Area Land Km2: | 71.86 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5370 |
| Population Density Km2: | 74.73 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 193.54 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 985 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-14100 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 27.75 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 27.75 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Chackbay is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,370 in 2020. It is part of the Houma - Bayou Cane - Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
Chackbay is a part of the "Ward 6" area of Lafourche Parish.[2]
Chackbay is located along the northern edge of Lafourche Parish at .[3] Its northern boundary is the border with St. James Parish.
Settlement follows the major roads through the community, which follow higher ground. Large areas away from the roads are wetland and mainly undeveloped. Louisiana Highway 20 runs through the western part of the CDP, leading south 7miles to Thibodaux, the parish seat, and northeast to Vacherie. Highway 304 runs west and southwest from Highway 20 to Bayou Lafourche west of Thibodaux, and Highway 307 runs east to Kraemer. Unincorporated communities within the Chackbay CDP are, from west to east, Choupique, Chegby, and Chackbay.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Chackbay CDP has a total area of 73.9km2, all of it recorded as land.[4]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 4,742 | 88.31% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 245 | 4.56% | |
| Native American | 28 | 0.52% | |
| Asian | 20 | 0.37% | |
| Other/Mixed | 161 | 3.0% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 174 | 3.24% |
Lafourche Parish Public Schools is the area school district,[5] and operates area public schools. Chackbay Elementary School serves the community.[6] Sixth Ward Middle School and Thibodaux High School serve residents of the Ward 6 area.[7] [8]
Fletcher Technical Community College has Lafourche Parish in the college's service area.[9] Additionally, a Delgado Community College document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area.[10]
Residents are served by the Ward 6 Senior Citizens Center.[11]