Schriever, Louisiana
Schriever | |
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Children fishing in bayou at Schriever, 1940. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. | |
Schriever Location of Schriever in Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 29°44′42″N 90°49′04″W / 29.74500°N 90.81778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Terrebonne |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.32 sq mi (37.08 km2) |
| • Land | 14.25 sq mi (36.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.062 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,711 |
| • Density | 470/sq mi (182/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 70395 |
| Area code | 985 |
| FIPS code | 22-68300 |
Schriever is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,711 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
The community was named for railroad official John George Schriever (1844–1898) during the 1870s opening of the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad line to Houma.[2]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.4 km2), of which 14.4 square miles (37.2 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2) (0.42%) is water.
Amtrak's Sunset Limited train stops at the Schriever station, serving the nearby cities Houma and Thibodaux.[3]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,958 | — | |
| 2000 | 5,880 | 18.6% | |
| 2010 | 6,853 | 16.5% | |
| 2020 | 6,711 | −2.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1950[5] 1960[6] 1970[7] 1980[8] 1990[9] 2000[10] 2010[11] | |||
Schriever first appeared as a census designated place the 1990 U.S. census.[9]
| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 4,040 | 60.2% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,851 | 27.6% |
| Native American | 122 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 39 | 0.6% |
| Other/Mixed | 275 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 384 | 5.7% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,711 people, 2,584 households, and 1,550 families residing in the CDP.
Notable people
- Sherman A. Bernard (1925–2012), Louisiana insurance commissioner, 1972–88, was born in Schriever.[13]
- Henry S. Thibodaux (in office 1824), former governor of Louisiana, owned a plantation nearby and is buried at Halfway Cemetery in nearby Gray.
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Houma Branch". RailGoat (Railfan.net). Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "The Great American Stations: Schriever, LA (SCH)". Amtrak. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 7 - Population of all incorporated places and of unincorporated places of 1,000 or more: 1950 and 1940" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
- ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Lousiana - Table 8 - Population of All Incorporated Places and Unincorporated Places of 1,000 or More: 1940 to 1960" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
- ^ "1970 Census of Population - Louisiana - Characteristics of the Population - Table 6. Population of Places: 1970 and 1960" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 14 - Summary of General Characteristics" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ a b "1990 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 1. Summary of General Characteristics of Persons: 1990" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
- ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2024.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "In Memory of Sherman Bernard, Sr". obits.dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved June 16, 2013.