Thibodaux, Louisiana

Thibodaux, Louisiana
Downtown
Downtown
Nickname: 
Queen City of Lafourche
Location of Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
Thibodaux is located in Louisiana
Thibodaux
Thibodaux
Location in Louisiana
Thibodaux is located in the United States
Thibodaux
Thibodaux
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 29°47′32″N 90°49′12″W / 29.79222°N 90.82000°W / 29.79222; -90.82000
Country United States
State Louisiana
ParishLafourche
Incorporated1830
Named forHenry S. Thibodaux
Government
 • MayorKevin Clement[1]
Area
 • City6.79 sq mi (17.59 km2)
 • Land6.79 sq mi (17.59 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City15,948
 • Density2,348.06/sq mi (906.58/km2)
 • Metro
208,178
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
70301–70302, 70310
Area code985
FIPS code22-75425
Websiteci.thibodaux.la.us

Thibodaux (/ˈtɪbəd/ TIB-ə-doh) is a city in, and the parish seat of, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States,[3] along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 15,948 at the 2020 census.[4] Thibodaux is a principal city of the HoumaBayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.

Thibodaux is nicknamed the "Queen City of Lafourche."

  1. ^ "Office Of The Mayor". ci.thibodaux.la.us. Archived from the original on November 29, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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