Chackbay, Louisiana
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Chackbay is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,370 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
Chackbay is a part of the "Ward 6" area of Lafourche Parish.[1]
Geography
Chackbay is located along the northern edge of Lafourche Parish at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"..[2] Its northern boundary is the border with St. James Parish.
Settlement follows the major roads through the community, which follow higher ground. Large areas away from the roads are wetland and mainly undeveloped. Louisiana Highway 20 runs through the western part of the CDP, leading south Script error: No such module "convert". to Thibodaux, the parish seat, and northeast Script error: No such module "convert". to Vacherie. Highway 304 runs west and southwest from Highway 20 to Bayou Lafourche west of Thibodaux, and Highway 307 runs east to Kraemer. Unincorporated communities within the Chackbay CDP are, from west to east, Choupique, Chegby, and Chackbay.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Chackbay CDP has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all of it recorded as land.[3]
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1990 | 2,276 | — | |
| 2000 | 4,018 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 5,177 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 5,370 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1950[5] 1960[6] 1970[7] 1980[8] 1990[9] 2000[10] 2010[11] | |||
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Chackbay first appeared as a census designated place the 1990 U.S. Census.[9]
| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 4,742 | 88.31% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 245 | 4.56% |
| Native American | 28 | 0.52% |
| Asian | 20 | 0.37% |
| Other/Mixed | 161 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 174 | 3.24% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,370 people, 2,003 households, and 1,564 families residing in the CDP.
Education
Lafourche Parish Public Schools is the area school district,[13] and operates area public schools. Chackbay Elementary School serves the community.[14] Sixth Ward Middle School and Thibodaux High School serve residents of the Ward 6 area.[15][16]
Fletcher Technical Community College has Lafourche Parish in the college's service area.[17] Additionally, a Delgado Community College document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area.[18]
Government and infrastructure
Residents are served by the Ward 6 Senior Citizens Center.[19]
Notable people
- Dee Dee Blanchard, homicide victim
- Billy Tauzin, US congressman who lived in Clarks Summit while he was in office.[20]
References
- ↑ "Chackbay 101 Pump Station." Lafourche Parish. Retrieved on December 2, 2016.
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- ↑ Home. Chackbay Elementary School. Retrieved on November 30, 2016.
- ↑ "SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES Template:Webarchive." Lafourche Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on December 2, 2016. Based on the text description of the school boundaries
- ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Chackbay CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018.
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- ↑ Barone, Michael; and Ujifusa, Grant. The Almanac of American Politics 1988', p. 494. National Journal, 1987.
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