Boothville, Louisiana
| Boothville, Louisiana | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Boothville, Louisiana  Boothville, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 29°20′37″N 89°25′11″W / 29.34361°N 89.41972°WCoordinates: 29°20′37″N 89°25′11″W / 29.34361°N 89.41972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Plaquemines |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 3.723 sq mi (9.64 km2) |
| • Land | 2.149 sq mi (5.57 km2) |
| • Water | 1.574 sq mi (4.08 km2) |
| Elevation | -3 ft (-1 m) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 854 |
| • Density | 230/sq mi (89/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 504 |
| GNIS feature ID | 533330[3] |
Boothville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 854 as of the 2010 census.[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."[4]
History
Boothville was named for Colonel Booth, a landowner.[5]
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.[6] Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12) served the community,[7] but Hurricane Katrina damaged the original building.[6]
References
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ↑ "Boothville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Life Is Complicated at Louisiana School". The New York Times. 2006-11-15. Retrieved 2016-12-03. - Print: page D1, New York edition, "Life Is Complicated At Louisiana School"
- ↑ Leeper, Clare D'Artois (19 October 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.
- 1 2 "Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Master Plan 8. Public Facilities and Services." Plaquemines Parish. p. 9/34. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Boothville-Venice High School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 22, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
External links
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