Raceland, Louisiana

Coordinates: 29°43′21″N 90°36′19″W / 29.72250°N 90.60528°W / 29.72250; -90.60528
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Raceland, Louisiana
FIPS code
22-63155
A house in Raceland
Drinking at the bar, crab boil night, Raceland, September 1938

Raceland is an

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]

Geography

Raceland is located at 29°43′21″N 90°36′19″W / 29.72250°N 90.60528°W / 29.72250; -90.60528 (29.722576, -90.605172),[5] on both sides of Bayou Lafourche. It is bordered to the southeast by Mathews.

parish seat. Louisiana Highway 182 passes through the center of Raceland on the old route of US-90; it leads northeast 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to US-90 and southwest 12 miles (19 km) to Houma
.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Raceland CDP has a total area of 21.6 square miles (56.0 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.23%, are water.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20209,768—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
Raceland racial composition as of 2020[8]
Race 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%
Latino
 403 4.13%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,768 people, 3,971 households, and 2,812 families residing in the CDP.

Government and infrastructure

The

U.S. Postal Service operates the Raceland Post Office.[9]

Education

Lafourche Parish Public Schools operates public schools.

  • Raceland Lower Elementary School[10]
  • Raceland Upper Elementary School[11]
  • Raceland Middle School[12]

Central Lafourche High School is in Mathews,[13] and has a Raceland postal address.[14] The school serves all of Raceland.[15][16]

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.[17] In the era before desegregation (circa 1969) Raceland Colored School educated black residents.[18]

Lafourche Parish Library operates the Raceland Branch.[19]

Fletcher Technical Community College has Lafourche Parish in the college's service area.[20] Additionally, a Delgado Community College document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area.[21]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Raceland".
  3. ^ Times-Picayune April 25, 1855 page 2
  4. ^ Case Papers, 1880-1929; Author: Louisiana. Civil District Court (Orleans Parish); Probate Place: Orleans, Louisiana
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved on March 12, 2017. "109 RACELAND ST RACELAND, LA 70394-9998"
  10. ^ Home. Raceland Lower Elementary School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.
  11. ^ Home. Raceland Upper Elementary School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.
  12. ^ Home. Raceland Middle School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.
  13. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved on November 29, 2016.
  14. ^ Home. Central Lafourche High School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016. "4820 Highway 1, Raceland, LA 70394"
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 29, 2016. Pages: 1, 2
    .
  16. ^ "SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES Archived 2016-12-02 at the Wayback Machine." Lafourche Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on December 2, 2016. Based on the text description of the school boundaries
  17. ISBN 1439648662, 9781439648667. p. 71
    .
  18. McGraw-Hill, 1949. p. 50. "C.+M.+Washington+Colored" See search page
    .
  19. ^ "LOCATIONS & CONTACT". Lafourche Parish Library. Retrieved March 9, 2024. Raceland Branch 177 Recreation Drive Raceland, LA 70394
  20. Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges
    . Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  21. ^ "The Economic Value of Delgado Community College" (PDF). Delgado Community College. Retrieved March 9, 2024. For the purposes of this analysis, the Delgado Service Area is comprised of [...]Lafourche,[...]

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