| Natalbany, Louisiana | |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tangipahoa |
| Pushpin Map: | Louisiana |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Natalbany in Louisiana |
| Coordinates: | 30.5486°N -90.495°W |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.58 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.47 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.43 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.46 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2510 |
| Population Density Km2: | 218.97 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 567.10 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 985 |
| Elevation Ft: | 56 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-53475 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2403328 |
Natalbany is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,739 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hammond MSA.
The community is named after the nearby Natalbany River. It is speculated that the name of the river is derived from the Choctaw words nita meaning bear and abani which means "to cook over a fire" in the Choctaw language.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.5sqmi, of which 4.4sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (1.56%) is water (including Ponchatoula Creek).
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,154 | 45.98% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,030 | 41.04% | |
| Native American | 13 | 0.52% | |
| Asian | 19 | 0.76% | |
| Other/Mixed | 81 | 3.23% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 213 | 8.49% |