Boothville, Louisiana

Boothville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 854 as of the 2010 census,[3] and 718 at the 2020 U.S. census.[4]

Boothville, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Boothville, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Boothville, Louisiana
Boothville, Louisiana
Boothville, Louisiana is located in the United States
Boothville, Louisiana
Boothville, Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°20′37″N 89°25′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishPlaquemines
Area
[1]
 • Total3.723 sq mi (9.64 km2)
 • Land2.149 sq mi (5.57 km2)
 • Water1.574 sq mi (4.08 km2)
Elevation
−3 ft (−1 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total718
 • Density190/sq mi (74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70038
Area code504
FIPS code22-08710
GNIS feature ID533330[2]

Jeré Longman of The New York Times stated that before Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the community served as "a hub of the fishing and oil and gas industries;[5] as of September 2023 the Times listed it as "(inundated").[6]

History

Boothville was named for Colonel Booth, a landowner.[7]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010854—
2020718−15.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Education

Plaquemines Parish School Board operates the public schools of the parish.

It is served by Boothville-Venice Elementary School in Boothville and South Plaquemines High School in Buras.[9] Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12) served the community,[10] but Hurricane Katrina damaged the original building.[9]

Plaquemines Parish is in the service area of Nunez Community College.[11]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. "Boothville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. "Boothville CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  5. "Life Is Complicated at Louisiana School". The New York Times. November 15, 2006. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016. - Print: page D1, New York edition, "Life Is Complicated At Louisiana School"
  6. Rojanasakul, Mira (September 29, 2023). "When Will the Saltwater Wedge Reach New Orleans? We Mapped It" – via NYTimes.com.
  7. Leeper, Clare D'Artois (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. "Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Master Plan 8. Public Facilities and Services Archived 2017-03-05 at the Wayback Machine." Plaquemines Parish. p. 9/34. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
  10. "Boothville-Venice High School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 22, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
  11. "Our Colleges". Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges. Retrieved June 3, 2021.


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