Boothville-Venice, Louisiana

Boothville-Venice
Former census-designated place
Boothville-Venice is located in Louisiana
Boothville-Venice
Boothville-Venice
Location of Boothville-Venice in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°19′04″N 89°23′25″W / 29.31778°N 89.39028°W / 29.31778; -89.39028
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishPlaquemines
Area
 • Total5.1 sq mi (13 km2)
 • Land2.6 sq mi (7 km2)
 • Water2.5 sq mi (6 km2)
Elevation
−3 ft (−0.9 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total2,220
 • Density440/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code504

Boothville-Venice is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States, which includes the unincorporated communities of Boothville, Venice, and Orchard. The population was 2,220 at the 2000 census. For the 2010 census, Boothville-Venice was split into the CDPs of Boothville and Venice.[1]

Boothville is the most populous and northernmost of these communities, all located along Louisiana Highway 23 on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. Boothville is home to the Boothville Heliport, important in helicopter transport for offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Venice is the town farthest south along Highway 23 within the protection levee. Neighboring Orchard (sometimes considered part of Venice) is outside of the protection levee; it has a boat marina and buildings raised on stilts. The Boothville-Venice area also includes the community of Tidewater, to the west of Orchard on a secondary road; port and petroleum facilities dominate Tidewater, which also has a weather station.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.