Boothville, Louisiana | |
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Coordinates: 29°20′37″N 89°25′11″W / 29.34361°N 89.41972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Plaquemines |
Area | |
• Total | 3.723 sq mi (9.64 km2) |
• Land | 2.149 sq mi (5.57 km2) |
• Water | 1.574 sq mi (4.08 km2) |
Elevation | −3 ft (−1 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 718 |
• Density | 190/sq mi (74/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 70038 |
Area code | 504 |
FIPS code | 22-08710 |
GNIS feature ID | 533330 [2] |
Boothville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 854 as of the 2010 census, [3] and 718 at the 2020 U.S. census. [4]
Jeré Longman of The New York Times stated that before Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the community served as "a hub of the fishing and oil and gas industries; [5] as of September 2023 the Times listed it as "(inundated"). [6]
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Boothville was named for Colonel Booth, a landowner. [7]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 854 | — | |
2020 | 718 | −15.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [8] |
Boothville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010 [9] | Pop 2020 [10] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH) | 515 | 376 | 60.30% | 52.37% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 205 | 144 | 24.00% | 20.06% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 21 | 16 | 2.46% | 2.23% |
Asian alone (NH) | 52 | 35 | 6.09% | 4.87% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.12% | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.28% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 52 | 91 | 6.09% | 12.67% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8 | 54 | 0.94% | 7.52% |
Total | 854 | 718 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Plaquemines Parish School Board operates the public schools of the parish.
It is served by Boothville-Venice Elementary School in Boothville and South Plaquemines High School in Buras. [11] Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12) served the community, [12] but Hurricane Katrina damaged the original building. [11]
Plaquemines Parish is in the service area of Nunez Community College. [13]
Boothville, Louisiana | |
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Coordinates: 29°20′37″N 89°25′11″W / 29.34361°N 89.41972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Plaquemines |
Area | |
• Total | 3.723 sq mi (9.64 km2) |
• Land | 2.149 sq mi (5.57 km2) |
• Water | 1.574 sq mi (4.08 km2) |
Elevation | −3 ft (−1 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 718 |
• Density | 190/sq mi (74/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 70038 |
Area code | 504 |
FIPS code | 22-08710 |
GNIS feature ID | 533330 [2] |
Boothville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 854 as of the 2010 census, [3] and 718 at the 2020 U.S. census. [4]
Jeré Longman of The New York Times stated that before Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the community served as "a hub of the fishing and oil and gas industries; [5] as of September 2023 the Times listed it as "(inundated"). [6]
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (January 2023) |
Boothville was named for Colonel Booth, a landowner. [7]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 854 | — | |
2020 | 718 | −15.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [8] |
Boothville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010 [9] | Pop 2020 [10] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH) | 515 | 376 | 60.30% | 52.37% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 205 | 144 | 24.00% | 20.06% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 21 | 16 | 2.46% | 2.23% |
Asian alone (NH) | 52 | 35 | 6.09% | 4.87% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.12% | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.28% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 52 | 91 | 6.09% | 12.67% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8 | 54 | 0.94% | 7.52% |
Total | 854 | 718 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Plaquemines Parish School Board operates the public schools of the parish.
It is served by Boothville-Venice Elementary School in Boothville and South Plaquemines High School in Buras. [11] Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12) served the community, [12] but Hurricane Katrina damaged the original building. [11]
Plaquemines Parish is in the service area of Nunez Community College. [13]