Morgan City, Louisiana | |
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| City of Morgan City | |
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| Motto: Right in the Middle of Everywhere | |
 Location of Morgan City in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. | |
.svg) Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 29°42′03″N 91°11′50″W / 29.70083°N 91.19722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | St. Mary, St. Martin[citation needed] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lee Dragna |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.25 sq mi (16.19 km2) |
| • Land | 5.98 sq mi (15.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,472 |
| • Density | 1,917.11/sq mi (740.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70380 |
| Area code | 985 |
| FIPS code | 22-52040 |
| Website | www |
Morgan City is a small city in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States, located in the Acadiana region. The population was 11,472 at the 2020 census. Known for being "right in the middle of everywhere", Morgan City is located 68 miles (109 km) southeast of Lafayette, 64 miles (103 km) south of Baton Rouge, and 86 miles (138 km) west of New Orleans.[2]
Morgan City sits on the banks of the Atchafalaya River near its intersection with the Intracoastal Waterway. The town was originally named "Tiger Island" by surveyors appointed by U.S. Secretary of War John Calhoun, because of a particular type of wild cat seen in the area. It was later changed for a time to "Brashear City", named after Walter Brashear, a prominent Kentucky physician who had purchased large tracts of land and acquired numerous sugar mills in the area.[3] It was incorporated in 1860.
Morgan City, and all of St. Mary Parish, is included in the Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City CSA.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Morgan City, Louisiana". quickfacts.census.gov. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ www.cajuncoast.com "Morgan City" Archived 2007-11-17 at the Wayback Machine