Raceland (LA)
| Raceland | |
| CDP | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Lafourche |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 29°43′21″N 90°36′19″W / 29.72250°N 90.60528°WCoordinates: 29°43′21″N 90°36′19″W / 29.72250°N 90.60528°W |
| Area | 21.7 sq mi (56.2 km2) |
| - land | 21.6 sq mi (56 km2) |
| - water | 0.04 sq mi (0 km2), 0.18% |
| Population | 10,224 (2000) |
| Density | 472.3/sq mi (182.4/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 985 |
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Raceland is a census-designated place (CDP) on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 10,224 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Raceland is located at 29°43′21″N 90°36′19″W / 29.72250°N 90.60528°W (29.722576, -90.605172).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 21.7 square miles (56.2 km²), of which 21.6 square miles (56.1 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.18%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,224 people, 3,656 households, and 2,837 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 472.3 people per square mile (182.3/km²). There were 3,908 housing units at an average density of 180.5 per square mile (69.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.19% White, 26.23% African American, 0.96% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.
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