Hahnville, Louisiana

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.

Hahnville, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Hahnville, Louisiana Location of Hahnville in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°58′01″N 90°24′36″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	St. Charles
Named after	Michael Hahn
Area [1]
• Total	6.51 sq mi (16.86 km2)
• Land	5.56 sq mi (14.39 km2)
• Water	0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2)
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,959
• Density	532.39/sq mi (205.56/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	70057
Area code	504
FIPS code	22-32510

Geography

Hahnville is located at 29°58′1″N 90°24′36″W (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

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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	2,959		—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Hahnville racial composition as of 2020^[9]

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.^[9]

Education

St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools:

• Hahnville High School in Boutte, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.^[10]

Notable people

• LaRon Byrd – NFL wide receiver
• Jack Carey, jazz trombonist
• Mutt Carey – jazz trumpeter
• Michael Hahn – 19th-century state judge, governor and U.S. representative
• Mary Ann Vial Lemmon – U.S. federal judge
• Herb Simpson, Negro league and minor league baseball player