Raceland, Louisiana
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raceland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 9,768 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
Raceland, Louisiana | |
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Coordinates: 29°43′21″N 90°36′19″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Lafourche |
Area | |
• Total | 21.62 sq mi (55.99 km2) |
• Land | 21.57 sq mi (55.86 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
Elevation | 14 ft (4 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,768 |
• Density | 452.89/sq mi (174.86/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 70394 |
Area code | 985 |
FIPS code | 22-63155 |
According to the Louisiana Office of Tourism, Raceland was named for the Race family that once owned a large plantation named "Raceland" on Bayou Lafourche.[2]
Raceland sugar plantation was founded by Ebeneezer Eaton Kittredge and his son in law Fayette Clay Ewing. On April 19, 1855 a daughter of Kittredge, Olivia Corrinne, married George W. Race.[3] The plantation was named Raceland the same year in honor of the young couple who made it their first home where their children were born.[4]