Boothville, Louisiana

Boothville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 854 as of the 2010 census,<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> and 718 at the 2020 U.S. census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Jeré Longman of The New York Times stated that before Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the community served as "a hub of the fishing and oil and gas industries;<ref>Template:Cite news - Print: page D1, New York edition, "Life Is Complicated At Louisiana School"</ref> as of September 2023 the Times listed it as "(inundated").<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Template:Expand section Boothville was named for Colonel Booth, a landowner.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Demographics

Boothville first appeared in the 2010 U.S. census split out along with the Venice CDP from the deleted Boothville-Venice CDP.<ref name=2010CensusLA>Template:Cite web</ref>

Boothville CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	515	376	60.30%	52.37%
Black or African American alone (NH)	205	144	24.00%	20.06%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	21	16	2.46%	2.23%
Asian alone (NH)	52	35	6.09%	4.87%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0	0.12%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	0.28%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	52	91	6.09%	12.67%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	54	0.94%	7.52%
Total	854	718	100.00%	100.00%

Boothville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census, with a population of 854. At the following decennial census, its population declined to 718.

Education

Plaquemines Parish School Board operates the public schools of the parish.

It is served by Boothville-Venice Elementary School in Boothville and South Plaquemines High School in Buras.<ref name=Plaqplanp9>"Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Master Plan 8. Public Facilities and Services Template:Webarchive." Plaquemines Parish. p. 9/34. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.</ref> Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12) served the community,<ref>"Boothville-Venice High School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 22, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.</ref> but Hurricane Katrina damaged the original building.<ref name=Plaqplanp9/>

Plaquemines Parish is in the service area of Nunez Community College.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

• Boothville-Venice Elementary School