Barataria, Louisiana

Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Barataria, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Raised house in Barataria
Raised house in Barataria
Barataria, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Barataria, Louisiana
Barataria, Louisiana
Location of Barataria in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°42′54″N 90°06′58″W / 29.71500°N 90.11611°W / 29.71500; -90.11611
Country United States
State Louisiana
ParishJefferson
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.80 sq mi (12.44 km2)
 • Land4.29 sq mi (11.10 km2)
 • Water0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2)
Elevation
3 ft (0.91 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,057
 • Density246.7/sq mi (95.24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70036
Area code504
FIPS code22-04300

Barataria (/ˌbɛərəˈtɛəriə/ BAIR-ə-TAIR-ee-ə) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,057 in 2020.[2] It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area.

Etymology

The name comes from Bayou Barataria, a tributary of Barataria Bay which in turn took its name from the fictional island awarded to Sancho Panza to govern in Part II of the Spanish classic novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.[3]

Geography

Barataria is located in south-central Jefferson Parish at 29°42′54″N 90°6′58″W / 29.71500°N 90.11611°W / 29.71500; -90.11611 (29.715121, -90.116024),[4] on the west side of Bayou Barataria and just east of Lake Salvador. It is bordered to the east, across Bayou Barataria, by the town of Jean Lafitte and the unincorporated community of Lafitte. Barataria is 23 miles (37 km) south of New Orleans.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Barataria CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.4 km2), of which 4.3 square miles (11.1 km2) are land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), or 10.75%, are water.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19801,123—
19901,1603.3%
20001,33314.9%
20101,109−16.8%
20201,057−4.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1950[7] 1960[8] 1970[9] 1980[10]
1990[11] 2000[12] 2010[13]

Barataria first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census.[10]

Barataria CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the U.S. Census Bureau 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 2000[14] Pop 2010[15] Pop 2020[16] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 1,142 980 891 85.67% 88.37% 84.30%
Black or African American alone (NH) 148 67 43 11.10% 6.04% 4.07%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 8 13 8 0.60% 1.17% 0.76%
Asian alone (NH) 0 1 1 0.00% 0.09% 0.09%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 1 0.00% 0.00% 0.09%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 10 24 72 0.75% 2.16% 6.81%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 25 24 41 1.88% 2.16% 3.88%
Total 1,333 1,109 1,057 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Barataria first appeared in the 1850 U.S. census with a total recorded population of 1,176.[17] According to the 2020 United States census,[2] there were 1,057 people, 428 households, and 350 families residing in the CDP, down from the 2019 American Community Survey estimate of 1,200 people living in the CDP, and from 1,109 at the 2010 U.S. census.[18] In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup was 80.7% non-Hispanic white, 7.8% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, and 11.3% two or more races. In 2020, its composition was 84.3% non-Hispanic white, 4.07% Black or African American, 0.76% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.09% Asian, 6.91% multiracial or of some other race, and 3.88% Hispanic and Latino American of any race. The median household income was $49,931, and 3.3% of the population lived at or below the poverty line in 2019.

Education

Residents are zoned to Jefferson Parish Public Schools.

Residents from K-5 are zoned to Leo E. Kerner Elementary School (formerly Lafitte Elementary School). Those from 6-12 are zoned to Fisher Middle-High School.

See also

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References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2020 Race and Population Totals". data.census.gov. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote, Part II (1615), chapter 42
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Barataria CDP, Louisiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 7 - Population of all incorporated places and of unincorporated places of 1,000 or more: 1950 and 1940" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  8. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Louisiana - Table 8 - Population of All Incorporated Places and Unincorporated Places of 1,000 or More: 1940 to 1960" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  9. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Louisiana - Characteristics of the Population - Table 6. Population of Places: 1970 and 1960" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  10. ^ a b "1980 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 14 - Summary of General Characteristics" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  11. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 1. Summary of General Characteristics of Persons: 1990" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  12. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  13. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2024.
  14. ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Barataria CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Barataria CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Barataria CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "1850 Census of Population: Louisiana" (PDF). Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  18. ^ "Geography Profile: Barataria CDP, Louisiana". data.census.gov. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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