Choctaw, Louisiana

Choctaw, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Choctaw, Louisiana
Choctaw, Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°50′21″N 90°41′27″W / 29.83917°N 90.69083°W / 29.83917; -90.69083Coordinates: 29°50′21″N 90°41′27″W / 29.83917°N 90.69083°W / 29.83917; -90.69083
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Lafourche
Area[1]
 • Total 6.318 sq mi (16.36 km2)
 • Land 6.318 sq mi (16.36 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 3 ft (0.9 m)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 879
 • Density 140/sq mi (54/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 985
GNIS feature ID 557805[2]

Choctaw is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 879 as of the 2010 census.[1]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 6.318 square miles (16.36 km2), all land[1]

Education

Choctaw is within Lafourche Parish Public Schools and served by Bayou Boeuf Elementary School, Sixth Ward Middle School, and Thibodaux High School.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Choctaw". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ↑ "SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES." Lafourche Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on December 2, 2016. Based on the text description of the school boundaries: "Bayou Boeuf Elementary School, grades Pre K – 5 [...] and all of Highway 307 and Choctaw Road on the east side of Sixth Ward Middle School."
  4. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Choctaw CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018.


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