Galliano | |
CDP | |
Country | United States |
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State | Louisiana |
Parish | Lafourche |
Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
Coordinates | 29°26′55″N 90°18′26″W / 29.44861°N 90.30722°WCoordinates: 29°26′55″N 90°18′26″W / 29.44861°N 90.30722°W |
Area | 11.0 sq mi (28.5 km2) |
- land | 11.0 sq mi (28 km2) |
- water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
Population | 7,356 (2000) |
Density | 669.7/sq mi (258.6/km2) |
Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
- summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code | 985 |
Location of Louisiana in the United States
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Galliano is a census-designated place on the Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 7,356. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Galliano is located at 29°26′55″N 90°18′26″W / 29.44861°N 90.30722°W (29.448539, -90.307274).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.0 square miles (28 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,356 people, 2,599 households, and 2,032 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 669.7 people per square mile (258.7/km²). There were 2,753 housing units at an average density of 250.6 per square mile (96.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.33% White, 0.69% African American, 4.49% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population.