Cut Off, Louisiana
| Cut Off, Louisiana | |
| CDP | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Lafourche |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Coordinates | 29°30′55″N 90°20′02″W / 29.51528°N 90.33389°WCoordinates: 29°30′55″N 90°20′02″W / 29.51528°N 90.33389°W |
| Area | 14.9 sq mi (38.6 km2) |
| - land | 12.8 sq mi (33 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 0.67% |
| Population | 5,635 (2000) |
| Density | 381.7/sq mi (147.4/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 70345 |
| Area code | 985 |
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Cut Off (historically named La Coupe) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,635 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cut Off's ZIP code is 70345, the area code is 985 and local telephone prefixes are 325, 632 and 693.
Cut Off had its start by the building of a canal cutoff at that point to shorten its route. The name was French in origin.
Cut Off is located at 29°30′55″N 90°20′2″W / 29.51528°N 90.33389°W (29.515201, -90.333839).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.9 square miles (39 km2), of which 14.8 square miles (38 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.74%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,635 people, 2,033 households, and 1,608 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 381.7 people per square mile (147.4/km²). There were 2,136 housing units at an average density of 144.7 per square mile (55.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.41% White, 1.12% African American, 3.78% Native American, 1.26% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population.
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