Editing Mathews, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Mathews, Louisiana
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| settlement_type         = [[Census-designated place]]
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| subdivision_name        = United States
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| subdivision_name1       = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2       = Parish
| subdivision_name2       = [[Lafourche Parish, Louisiana|Lafourche]]
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| population_as_of        = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total        = 2273
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| postal_code              = 70375<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/70375|title=Mathews LA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref>
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| area_code               = [[Area code 985|985]]
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'''Mathews''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) on [[Bayou Lafourche]] in [[Lafourche Parish, Louisiana|Lafourche Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 2,273 in 2020. It is part of the [[Houma, Louisiana|Houma]]&ndash;[[Bayou Cane, Louisiana|Bayou Cane]]&ndash;[[Thibodaux, Louisiana|Thibodaux]] [[Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]].

==History==
On August 20, 2007, a former teacher's aide [[Amy Hebert]] fatally stabbed her children, Camille Catherine Hebert, age 9; and mildly autistic Braxton John Hebert, age 7; and the family dog. She was sentenced to life in prison.<ref name=Ruffinsent>{{cite web|author=Ruffin, Sophia|url=http://www.houmatimes.com/news/mom-sentenced-to-life-terms/article_ed2adc5f-250e-5744-aeaf-7c9cb9a8480b.html|title=Mom sentenced to 2 life terms|work=[[Houma Times]]|date=2009-06-24|accessdate=2016-11-27}}</ref>

==Geography==
Mathews is located at {{Coord|29|41|2|N|90|33|2|W|type:city}} (29.683825, -90.550470).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=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 4.0&nbsp;square miles (10.3&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

It is in the central part of the parish and is bordered by [[Lockport, Louisiana|Lockport]] and [[Raceland, Louisiana|Raceland]].<ref name=DeSantisLegreel>{{cite web|author=DeSantis, John|author2=Raymond Legendre|url=http://www.houmatoday.com/news/20070822/community-reeling-over-youngsters-brutal-slaying|title=Community reeling over youngsters' brutal slaying|work=[[Houma Today]]|date=2007-08-22|accessdate=2017-01-24}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 2273
|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"
|+Mathews racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2249170&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)
| 2,042
| 89.84%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 46
| 2.02%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 39
| 1.72%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 9
| 0.4%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 49
| 2.16%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 88
| 3.87%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,273 people, 1,067 households, and 637 families residing in the CDP.

==Government and infrastructure==
The Lafourche Parish Mathews Government Complex is in Mathews.<ref>"[http://www.lafourchegov.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=18798 Regular Session Public Notice; Lafourche Parish Council Governing Authority Meeting Notice and Agenda]." Lafourche Parish. December 13, 2011. Retrieved on March 11, 2017. "Mathews Government Complex, 4876 Highway 1, Mathews, Louisiana 70375"</ref>

The [[U.S. Postal Service]] operates the Mathews Post Office in Mathews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm?location=1372135|title=MATHEWS — Post Office™|publisher=[[U.S. Postal Service]]|access-date=2024-02-10|quote=4884 HIGHWAY 1 STE 4 MATHEWS, LA 70375-9998}}</ref>

==Education==
Mathews is within the [[Lafourche Parish School District]].<ref name=CDPmap>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2249170_mathews/DC10BLK_P2249170_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Mathews CDP, LA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.</ref>

Residents east of Highway 308, south of 4839 Highway 308 (Matthews Baptist Church) and residents west of Highway 1, south of 4901 Highway 1 are zoned to Lockport Lower Elementary School, Lockport Upper Elementary School, and Lockport Middle School in [[Lockport, Louisiana|Lockport]]. Other residents are zoned to Raceland Lower Elementary School, Raceland Upper Elementary School, and Raceland Middle School in [[Raceland, Louisiana|Raceland]].<ref>"[http://lafourche.k12.la.us/docs/Policy%20Manual/AC%20School%20Attendance%20Boundaries.doc SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202150352/http://lafourche.k12.la.us/docs/Policy%20Manual/AC%20School%20Attendance%20Boundaries.doc |date=2016-12-02 }}." [[Lafourche Parish Public Schools]]. Retrieved on December 2, 2016. Based on the text description of the school boundaries</ref> [[Central Lafourche High School]] is in the town.<ref name=CDPmap/><ref>[http://clhs.lpsd.k12.la.us/ Home]. [[Central Lafourche High School]]. Retrieved on November 29, 2016. "4820 Highway 1, Raceland, LA 70394"</ref>

Lafourche Parish is in the service area of [[Fletcher Technical Community College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lctcs.edu/our-colleges|title=Our Colleges|publisher=[[Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges]]|accessdate=2021-06-03}}</ref> Additionally, a [[Delgado Community College]] document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dcc.edu/documents/fact-sheet.pdf|title=The Economic Value of Delgado Community College|publisher=[[Delgado Community College]]|access-date=2024-03-09|quote=For the purposes of this analysis, the Delgado Service Area is {{sic|comprised |hide=y|of}} [...]Lafourche,[...]}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Lafourche Parish, Louisiana}}

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