Editing Bayou Cane, Louisiana

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| name                    = Bayou Cane, Louisiana
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'''Bayou Cane''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana|Terrebonne Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. It is located just north of [[Houma, Louisiana|Houma]] and had a population of 19,770 in 2020.

Bayou Cane is the principal city of the Houma&ndash;Bayou Cane&ndash;[[Thibodaux, Louisiana|Thibodaux]] [[Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]], which includes all of Terrebonne and [[Lafourche Parish, Louisiana|Lafourche]] parishes.

==Geography==
Bayou Cane is located at {{Coord|29|37|35|N|90|44|54|W|type:city}} (29.626285, -90.748396).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 19770
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Bayou Cane racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2205210&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-28|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 12,992
| 65.72%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 3,520
| 17.8%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 689
| 3.49%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 296
| 1.5%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 13
| 0.07%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 973
| 4.92%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 1,287
| 6.51%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 19,770 people, 7,500 households, and 4,761 families residing in the CDP.

==Education==
Bayou Cane is in the [[Terrebonne Parish School Board]] district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2205210_bayou_cane/DC10BLK_P2205210_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP:  Bayou Cane CDP, LA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2019-05-14}}</ref>

[[Vandebilt Catholic High School]] is in Bayou Cane.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st22_la/place/p2205210_bayou_cane/DC20BLK_P2205210.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Bayou Cane CDP, LA|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Home|website=Vandebilt Catholic High School|url=https://www.vandebiltcatholic.org/|access-date=May 14, 2019|quote=209 South Hollywood Road / Houma, LA 70360 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.houmatoday.com Bayou Cane's daily newspaper -- Houmatoday.com]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Houma – Thibodaux metropolitan area]]