| Schriever | |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| 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 Schriever in Louisiana |
| Coordinates: | 29.745°N -90.8178°W |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 37.08 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 14.32 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 14.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Elevation Ft: | 13 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 6711 |
| Population Density Km2: | 182 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 471 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 70395 |
| Area Code: | 985 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-68300 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Land Km2: | 36.92 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.16 |
Schriever is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,711 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
The community was named for railroad official John George Schriever (1844–1898) during the 1870s opening of the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad line to Houma.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.4 km), of which 14.4 square miles (37.2 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km) (0.42%) is water.
Amtrak's Sunset Limited train stops at the Schriever station, serving the nearby cities Houma and Thibodaux.[3]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 4,040 | 60.2% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,851 | 27.6% | |
| Native American | 122 | 1.8% | |
| Asian | 39 | 0.6% | |
| Other/Mixed | 275 | 4.1% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 384 | 5.7% |