Terrebonne parish

The Paroisse Terrebonne is a Paroisse of the Louisiana. In 2000, its population was 104,503 people. The principal city of the parish is Houma. The parish is managed by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government. It is one of the 22 parishes in the official area of named Louisiana the Acadiane.

History

The parish was created into 1822 of part of the Paroisse of the Fork.

Geography

The parish has a surface of 5,387 km ² (2,080 semi ²). 3,250 km ² (1,255 semi ²) of the surface of the parish consist of ground and the 2,137 km ² (825 semi ²) remaining (39.66%) consist of water.

Main road

U.S. Highway 90
Louisiana Highway 24
Louisiana Highway 55
Louisiana Highway 56
Louisiana Highway 57
Louisiana Highway 58

Close parishes

the Parish of the Assumption (northern)
the Parish of the Fork (is)
the Paroisse of Sainte-Marie (north-eastern)

Large Bayous

Bayou Terrebonne
Bayou Small Stone
Bayou Large Stone
Bayou of Broad the
Bayou Point-with-Dog

Demography

According to the enumeration of 2000, the 104,503 residents of the parish was: 74.07% " White, " 17.79% " Blacks, " 5.29% Indian, 0.81% Asian S, 0.54% not-listed and 1.48% was mixed world.

The parish counted 10.66% or 10,275 people who speak French or French cadien at the house or at least once per day.

Cities and Villages

Bayou Duck
Borough
Cocodrie
Dulac
Dularge
Gibson
Gray
Houma
Montégut
Small Stone
Point-with-Oaks
Schriever
Thériot

Portraits of Hollywood

The Terrebonne Parish was the scene for the portrait of Hollywood The Skeleton Key, but it should be said that the portrait was not made neither in the Terrebonne Parish nor in Houma.

External bonds

Official Website (Engl.)
Discrict of the Schools of the Parish Terrebonne (Engl.)
Office of Sherrif of the Parish Terrebonne (Engl.)
Houma Today (website of the gazette Mail of Houma ) (Engl.)
History of the Parish Terrebonne (Engl.)

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