Boothville, Louisiana | |
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Coordinates: 29°20′37″N 89°25′11″W / 29.34361°N 89.41972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Plaquemines |
Area | |
• 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 (2020) | |
• Total | 718 |
• Density | 190/sq mi (74/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 70038 |
Area code | 504 |
FIPS code | 22-08710 |
GNIS feature ID | 533330[2] |
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]
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]
Boothville was named for Colonel Booth, a landowner.[7]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 854 | — | |
2020 | 718 | −15.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] |
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]