Natalbany, Louisiana

Natalbany is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,739 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hammond MSA.

File:Louisiana new state highway shield 1064 east Natalbany.JPG

In 2009, Natalbany was among the first communities in Louisiana to get Louisiana's new black-and-white state highway shields. Shown here: LA 1064 from Natalbany center, looking east.

Etymology

The community is named after the nearby Natalbany River. It is speculated that the name of the river is derived from the Choctaw words nita meaning bear and abani which means "to cook over a fire" in the Choctaw language.<ref name="Read2008">Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.56%) is water (including Ponchatoula Creek).

Demographics

Natalbany first appeared as a census designated place the 1990 U.S. census.<ref name=1990CensusLA/>

Natalbany racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	1,154	45.98%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	1,030	41.04%
Native American	13	0.52%
Asian	19	0.76%
Other/Mixed	81	3.23%
Hispanic or Latino	213	8.49%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,510 people, 1,130 households, and 553 families residing in the CDP.