Triumph, Louisiana | |
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 Miracle Assembly of God Community Prayer Center, Triumph | |
  Triumph, Louisiana  Triumph, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 29°20′22″N 89°28′36″W / 29.33944°N 89.47667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Plaquemines |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.02 sq mi (10.42 km2) |
| • Land | 2.78 sq mi (7.21 km2) |
| • Water | 1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 268 |
| • Density | 96.26/sq mi (37.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 504 |
| GNIS feature ID | 558335[2] |
Triumph (French: Ville de Triomphe) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located on the south bank of the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, its population was 268.[3]
It is the closest town to two National Historic Landmarks: Fort Jackson (down river from the town; though due to a bend in the river to the north east) and (across the river) Fort St. Philip.
The 1960 U.S Census listed Triumph as having a population of 900. Until 2010, the Census did not count Triumph as a separate community, including it as part of the census-designated place (CDP) of Buras-Triumph.
According to tradition, the community was named for its "triumph" over a rival town when they secured a post office.[4]
Like most of Plaquemines Parish, Triumph was severely damaged by the massive storm surge from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Triumph". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 134.