Boothville, Louisiana
Boothville, Louisiana | |
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  Boothville, Louisiana  Boothville, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 29°20′37″N 89°25′11″W / 29.34361°N 89.41972°WCoordinates: 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) |
| 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]
History
Boothville was named for Colonel Booth, a landowner.[6]
Education
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.[7] Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12) served the community,[8] but Hurricane Katrina damaged the original building.[7]
Plaquemines Parish is in the service area of Nunez Community College.[9]
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Boothville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "Boothville CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "Life Is Complicated at Louisiana School". The New York Times. 2006-11-15. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2016-12-03. - Print: page D1, New York edition, "Life Is Complicated At Louisiana School"
- ^ Leeper, Clare D'Artois (19 October 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.
- ^ a b "Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Master Plan 8. Public Facilities and Services Archived 2017-03-05 at the Wayback Machine." Plaquemines Parish. p. 9/34. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
- ^ "Boothville-Venice High School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 22, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
- ^ "Our Colleges". Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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