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Montegut
Montegut is located in Louisiana
Montegut
Montegut
Location in Louisiana
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Terrebonne
Area
 • Total 4.52 sq mi (11.70 km2)
 • Land 4.21 sq mi (10.90 km2)
 • Water 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,465
 • Density 348.15/sq mi (134.43/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 985
FIPS code 22-51550

Montegut is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,540 at the 2010 census. It is part of the HoumaBayou CaneThibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was the primary filming location for the 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Geography

Montegut is located at 29°28′25″N 90°33′19″W / 29.47361°N 90.55528°W / 29.47361; -90.55528 (29.473700, -90.555381).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.5 square miles (11.8 km²), of which 4.5 square miles (11.6 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km²) (1.54%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1990 1,784
2000 1,803 1.1%
2010 1,540 −14.6%
2020 1,465 −4.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Montegut racial composition
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 1,093 74.61%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 27 1.84%
Native American 176 12.01%
Asian 5 0.34%
Pacific Islander 1 0.14%
Other/Mixed 131 8.94%
Hispanic or Latino 31 2.12%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,465 people, 594 households, and 443 families residing in the CDP.

In popular culture

The 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild was filmed in Montegut. Director Benh Zeitlin and his crew worked out of an abandoned gas station in town, and built the film's fictional town—the "Bathtub"—by hand with found artifacts and rusted-out equipment from the surrounding area. The film was later nominated for four Academy Awards.


Education

Terrebonne Parish School District operates public schools. Montegut Elementary School and Montegut Middle School is in the community.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Montegut (Luisiana) para niños

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