Bayou Goula, Louisiana

Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Census-designated place
	Bayou Goula Show map of LouisianaShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 30°12′35″N 91°10′12″W / 30.20972°N 91.17000°WCoordinates: 30°12′35″N 91°10′12″W / 30.20972°N 91.17000°W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Iberville
Area
• Total	2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2)
• Land	2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation	19 ft (6 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	612
• Density	250/sq mi (96.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	70788
Area code(s)	225
GNIS feature ID	558151
FIPS code	22-05350

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 "Brilliant" 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[]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bayou Goula, Louisiana
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Bright, William. "Native American Place Names in the Louisiana Purchase". University of Colorado at Boulder: 358. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.1015.3344. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

This Louisiana state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bayou Goula, Louisiana

[Census_2010-2] Jump up to: ^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". University of Colorado at Boulder: 358. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.1015.3344. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[1]

[2]

[3]

show v t Municipalities and communities of Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States
Parish seat: Plaquemine
Cities	Plaquemine St. Gabriel
Towns	Maringouin White Castle
Villages	Grosse Tête Rosedale
CDPs	Bayou Goula Crescent Dorseyville
Other communities	Alhambra Bayou Pigeon Bayou Sorrel LeBlanc
Ghost towns	Morrisonville
Louisiana portal United States portal

show Authority control
General	VIAF 1 WorldCat (via VIAF)
National libraries	United States

Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Bayou Goula Bayou Goula Show map of LouisianaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 30°12′35″N 91°10′12″W / 30.20972°N 91.17000°W / 30.20972; -91.17000Coordinates: 30°12′35″N 91°10′12″W / 30.20972°N 91.17000°W / 30.20972; -91.17000
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Iberville
Area
• Total	2.9 sq mi (7.5 km²)
• Land	2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
Elevation	19 ft (6 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	612
• Density	250/sq mi (96.7/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	70788
Area code(s)	225
GNIS feature ID	558151^[1]
FIPS code	22-05350