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Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Bayou Goula, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Location in Louisiana
Bayou Goula, Louisiana is located in the United States
Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Iberville
Area
 • Total 2.90 sq mi (7.50 km2)
 • Land 2.44 sq mi (6.33 km2)
 • Water 0.45 sq mi (1.18 km2)
Elevation
19 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 514
 • Density 210.40/sq mi (81.23/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70788
Area code(s) 225
GNIS feature ID 558151
FIPS code 22-05350

Bayou Goula is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 514 in 2020.

Name

The name Bayou Goula comes from the historic tribe who lived in the region, the Bayagoula. Their Muskogean language name means "river people".

Geography

Sinking of the Steamboat Brilliant Henry Lewis
September 29, 1851 Steamboat "Brilliant" Boiler explosion on the Mississippi River by Bayou Goula, Louisiana; 47 killed

The community is in eastern Iberville Parish, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of White Castle and 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Plaquemine, the parish seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.3 km2) are land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), or 15.67%, are water, within the Mississippi River.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2010 612 —
2020 514 −16.0%
U.S. Decennial Census
Bayou Goula CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 40 35 6.54% 6.81%
Black or African American alone (NH) 572 465 93.46% 90.47%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 1 0.00% 0.19%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 0 4 0.00% 0.78%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 9 0.00% 1.75%
Total 612 514 100.00% 100.00%

In 2020, it had a population of 514.

See also

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