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

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; as of September 2023 the Times listed it as "(inundated").

History

Boothville was named for Colonel Booth, a landowner.

Demographics

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

Boothville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

Boothville CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US census 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 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 515 376 60.30% 52.37%
Black or African American alone (NH) 205 144 24.00% 20.06%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 21 16 2.46% 2.23%
Asian alone (NH) 52 35 6.09% 4.87%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 0 0.12% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 2 0.00% 0.28%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 52 91 6.09% 12.67%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8 54 0.94% 7.52%
Total 854 718 100.00% 100.00%

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. Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12) served the community, but Hurricane Katrina damaged the original building.

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

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. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boothville CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boothville CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Boothville-Venice High School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 22, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
  13. ^ "Our Colleges". Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges. Retrieved June 3, 2021.


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