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Bayou Cane, Louisiana

Bayou Cane
Census-designated place
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Terrebonne
Elevation 7 ft (2.1 m)
Coordinates 29°37′35″N 90°44′54″W / 29.62639°N 90.74833°W / 29.62639; -90.74833Coordinates: 29°37′35″N 90°44′54″W / 29.62639°N 90.74833°W / 29.62639; -90.74833
Area 7.6 sq mi (19.7 km2)
 - land 7.6 sq mi (20 km2)
 - water 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population 17,046 (2000)
Density 2,231.4/sq mi (861.5/km2)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code 985
Location of Bayou Cane in Louisiana
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Location of Louisiana in the United States

Bayou Cane is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located just north of Houma and had a population of 17,046 at the 2000 census.

Bayou Cane is a principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.

Bayou Cane is located at 29°37′35″N 90°44′54″W / 29.62639°N 90.74833°W / 29.62639; -90.74833 (29.626285, -90.748396).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.6 square miles (20 km2), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 17,046 people, 6,222 households, and 4,535 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,231.4 people per square mile (861.5/km²). There were 6,609 housing units at an average density of 865.1 per square mile (334.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.68% White, 9.81% African American, 1.95% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.35% of the population.


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