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Bayou Goula, Louisiana

Coordinates: 30°12′35″N 91°10′12″W / 30.20972°N 91.17000°W / 30.20972; -91.17000
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Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Bayou Goula is located in Louisiana
Bayou Goula
Bayou Goula
Bayou Goula is located in the United States
Bayou Goula
Bayou Goula
Coordinates: 30°12′35″N 91°10′12″W / 30.20972°N 91.17000°W / 30.20972; -91.17000
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishIberville
Area
 • Total
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2)
 • Land2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation
19 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
612
 • Density250/sq mi (96.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70788
Area code225
GNIS feature ID558151[1]
FIPS code22-05350

Bayou Goula is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 612 as of the 2010 census.[2]

September 29, 1851 Steamboat "Brillant" Boiler explosion on the Mississippi River by Bayou Goula, Louisiana; 47 killed

Bayou Goula is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "river people".[3]



Geography

The community is in eastern Iberville Parish, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of White Castle and 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Plaquemine, the parish seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.3 km2) are land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), or 15.67%, are water, within the Mississippi River.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bayou Goula, Louisiana
  2. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bayou Goula CDP, Louisiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Bright, William. "Native American Place Names in the Louisiana Purchase" (Document). University of Colorado at Boulder. p. 358. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |citeseerx= ignored (help)