Boothville, Louisiana

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]

Boothville, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Boothville, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Boothville, Louisiana
Boothville, Louisiana
Boothville, Louisiana is located in the United States
Boothville, Louisiana
Boothville, Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°20′37″N 89°25′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishPlaquemines
Area
[1]
 • Total3.723 sq mi (9.64 km2)
 • Land2.149 sq mi (5.57 km2)
 • Water1.574 sq mi (4.08 km2)
Elevation
−3 ft (−1 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total718
 • Density190/sq mi (74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70038
Area code504
FIPS code22-08710
GNIS feature ID533330[2]

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]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010854—
2020718−15.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

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.[8] Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12) served the community,[9] but Hurricane Katrina damaged the original building.[8]

Plaquemines Parish is in the service area of Nunez Community College.[10]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "Boothville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. "Boothville CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  5. "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"
  6. 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.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. "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.
  9. "Boothville-Venice High School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 22, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
  10. "Our Colleges". Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges. Retrieved 2021-06-03.



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