Raceland, Louisiana | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | Lafourche |
Pushpin Map: | Louisiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Raceland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Louisiana##Location in the United States |
Coordinates: | 29.7225°N -90.6053°W |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 55.99 |
Area Land Km2: | 55.86 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.13 |
Elevation Ft: | 14 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 9768 |
Population Density Km2: | 174.86 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 452.89 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 70394 |
Area Code: | 985 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 22-63155 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 21.62 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 21.57 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
Raceland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 9,768 in 2020. It is part of the Houma - Bayou Cane - Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
According to the Louisiana Office of Tourism, Raceland was named for the Race family that once owned a large plantation named "Raceland" on Bayou Lafourche.[2]
Raceland sugar plantation was founded by Ebeneezer Eaton Kittredge and his son in law Fayette Clay Ewing. On April 19, 1855 a daughter of Kittredge, Olivia Corrinne, married George W. Race.[3] The plantation was named Raceland the same year in honor of the young couple who made it their first home where their children were born.[4]
Raceland is located at (29.722576, -90.605172),[5] on both sides of Bayou Lafourche. It is bordered to the southeast by Mathews.
U.S. Route 90 (future Interstate 49) passes through the southeast part of Raceland, leading northeast to New Orleans and west to Morgan City. Louisiana Highways 1 and 308 pass through the center of Raceland, on the south and the north sides of Bayou Lafourche, respectively. Both highways lead southeast (downriver) 7miles to Lockport and northwest (upriver) to Thibodaux, the parish seat. Louisiana Highway 182 passes through the center of Raceland on the old route of US-90; it leads northeast to US-90 and southwest to Houma.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Raceland CDP has a total area of 56sqkm, of which 0.1sqkm, or 0.23%, are water.[6]
Number | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 6,163 | 63.09% | |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,749 | 28.14% | |
Native American | 108 | 1.11% | |
Asian | 38 | 0.39% | |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.02% | |
Other/Mixed | 305 | 3.12% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 403 | 4.13% |
The U.S. Postal Service operates the Raceland Post Office.[7]
Lafourche Parish Public Schools operates public schools.
Central Lafourche High School is in Mathews,[11] and has a Raceland postal address.[12] The school serves all of Raceland.[13] [14]
Raceland High School opened in 1912 and was expanded in 1924; it was consolidated into Lafourche Central High along with Lockport High School in 1966. An elementary school occupies the former Raceland High.[15] In the era before desegregation (circa 1969) Raceland Colored School educated black residents.[16]
Lafourche Parish Library operates the Raceland Branch.[17]
Fletcher Technical Community College has Lafourche Parish in the college's service area.[18] Additionally, a Delgado Community College document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area.[19]