Schriever
CDP
Children fishing in bayou at Schriever, 1940. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott.
Children fishing in bayou at Schriever, 1940. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott.
Schriever is located in Louisiana
Schriever
Schriever
Location of Schriever in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°44′42″N 90°49′04″W / 29.74500°N 90.81778°W / 29.74500; -90.81778
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishTerrebonne
Area
[1]
 • Total14.32 sq mi (37.08 km2)
 • Land14.25 sq mi (36.92 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total6,711
 • Density471/sq mi (182/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70395
Area code985
FIPS code22-68300

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.

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20206,711—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
Schriever racial composition as of 2020[5]
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

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Houma Branch". RailGoat (Railfan.net). Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Great American Stations: Schriever, LA (SCH)". Amtrak. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "In Memory of Sherman Bernard, Sr". obits.dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
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