Chauvin, Louisiana facts for kids
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Chauvin
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 Chauvin
Location in Louisiana
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| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Terrebonne |
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| • Total | 4.77 sq mi (12.35 km2) |
| • Land | 4.76 sq mi (12.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
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| • Total | 2,575 |
| • Density | 540.85/sq mi (208.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 985 |
| FIPS code | 22-14520 |
Chauvin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,229 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
Chauvin is located at 29°26′49″N 90°35′37″W / 29.44694°N 90.59361°W (29.447056, -90.593486).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12 km2), of which 4.7 square miles (12 km2) is land and 0.21% is water.
West of the village is the Bayou Chauvin Oil and Gas Field.
Demographics
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| 2020 | 2,575 | — | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,248 | 87.3% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 19 | 0.74% |
| Native American | 102 | 3.96% |
| Asian | 16 | 0.62% |
| Other/Mixed | 111 | 4.31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 3.07% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,575 people, 862 households, and 688 families residing in the CDP.
Notable people
- Ray Authement, the fifth president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 1974 to 2008 and the longest serving president of a public university in the United States, was born near Chauvin in 1928.
- Leonard J. Chabert, member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from 1972 to 1992, was born in Chauvin c. 1932.
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