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Hahnville, Louisiana

Coordinates: 29°58′01″N 90°24′36″W / 29.96694°N 90.41000°W / 29.96694; -90.41000
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Hahnville, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Hahnville, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Hahnville, Louisiana
Hahnville, Louisiana
Location of Hahnville in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°58′01″N 90°24′36″W / 29.96694°N 90.41000°W / 29.96694; -90.41000
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishSt. Charles
Named afterMichael Hahn
Area
[1]
 • Total
6.51 sq mi (16.86 km2)
 • Land5.56 sq mi (14.39 km2)
 • Water0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2)
Elevation
13 ft (4.0 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,959
 • Density532.4/sq mi (205.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70057
Area code504
FIPS code22-32510

Hahnville is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the parish seat of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2] The population was 2,792 at the 2000 census and 2,959 in 2020.[3] It was founded by former governor Michael Hahn.

Geography

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Hahnville is located at 29°58′1″N 90°24′36″W / 29.96694°N 90.41000°W / 29.96694; -90.41000 (29.967081, -90.410129).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.8 square miles (23 km2), of which 7.8 square miles (20 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) (11.79%) is water.

History

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In 1682, La Salle recorded the presence of a village of Quinipissa peoples in the vicinity of modern-day Hahnville. In the 1700s, German immigrants to the French colony of Louisiana began settling along the Mississippi upriver from New Orleans in what became known as the German Coast. In the early 1800s, following the sale of Louisiana, the United States established the St. Charles Courthouse in the area and a small community grew up around it. In February 1872, Thomas Sharpe began laying out a village near the courthouse, which he called Flaggville after district judge Othelle J. Flagg. Around the same time, former governor Michael Hahn, who had a sugar plantation upriver from Flaggville, began dividing his land to found Hahnville. Gradually "Hahnville" became the commonly accepted name for the larger area.[5][6][7]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19601,297—
19702,48391.4%
19802,94718.7%
19902,599−11.8%
20002,7927.4%
20103,34419.8%
20202,959−11.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1950[9] 1960[10] 1970[11] 1980[12]
1990[13] 2000[14] 2010[15]

Hahnville first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1960 U.S. census;[10] and as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.[12]

Hahnville racial composition as of 2020[16]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 1,413 47.75%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,289 43.56%
Native American 14 0.47%
Asian 17 0.57%
Other/Mixed 65 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 161 5.44%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,959 people, 1,354 households, and 897 families residing in the CDP.[16]

Education

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St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools:

Notable people

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hahnville, Louisiana.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "2020 Race and Population Totals". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ SCMHA (January 2000). "Hahnville Town History". St. Charles Parish Virtual Museum. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Michael Hahn, sos.la.gov
  7. ^ Joseph G. Dawson (1 January 1990). "Michael Hahn". The Louisiana Governors: From Iberville to Edwards. Louisiana State University Press. pp. 148–152. ISBN 978-0-8071-1527-5.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ a b "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.
  11. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Louisiana - Characteristics of the Population - Table 6. Population of Places: 1970 and 1960" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  12. ^ a b "1980 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 14 - Summary of General Characteristics" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  13. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 1. Summary of General Characteristics of Persons: 1990" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  14. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  15. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  17. ^ "Hahnville High School" (Archive). AdvancED. p. 4/9. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "Hahnville High School services all students on the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, including the communities of Ama, Boutte, Hahnville, Luling, Paradis, Des Allemands.
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