Montz, Louisiana
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Coordinates: 30°01′07″N 90°27′02″W / 30.01861°N 90.45056°WCoordinates: 30°01′07″N 90°27′02″W / 30.01861°N 90.45056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | St. Charles |
Area | |
• Total | 3.5 sq mi (9 km2) |
• Land | 2.8 sq mi (7 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) |
Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,106 |
• Density | 600/sq mi (230/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 985 |
Montz is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,120 at the 2000 census, and 2,106 at the 2020 census.[1]
History[]
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The Bonnet Carré Crevasse occurred in and near the present-day location of Montz. It was one of several levee breaches in the Bonnet Carré area in the mid-to-late-1800s.[2] Bonnet Carré was approximately 50 kilometers from New Orleans, Louisiana.[3] The breach occurred when excess water from the Mississippi River flowed over the east bank levee of Bonnet Carré.
Montz is located between LaPlace, Louisiana and the Bonnet Carré Spillway. It was separated from the other municipalities and communities on the east bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish by the construction of the spillway, which was completed in 1931.
Geography[]
Montz is located at 30°1′7″N 90°27′2″W / 30.01861°N 90.45056°W (30.018513, -90.450683).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), of which 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (19.66%) is water.
Education[]
St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools, including:
References[]
- ^ "2020 Race and Population Totals". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Rogers, J.D. (May 2008). "Development of the New Orleans Flood Protection System prior to Hurricane Katrina" (PDF). Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 134 (5): 602–617. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2008)134:5(602). Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "The Bonnet Carre Crevasse". Old News. Ann Arbor District Library. 19 May 1871. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Destrehan High School" (Archive). AdvancED. p. 4. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "The school pulls from the five communities which make up the East Bank of St. Charles Parish: Destrehan, Montz, New Sarpy, Norco, and St. Rose."
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