Schriever, Louisiana
CDP in Louisiana, United States
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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.
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 | |
| 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 |
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
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.
