Raceland, Louisiana | |
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  Raceland Location in Louisiana  Raceland Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 29°43′21″N 90°36′19″W / 29.72250°N 90.60528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Lafourche |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.62 sq mi (55.99 km2) |
| • Land | 21.57 sq mi (55.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 14 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,768 |
| • Density | 452.89/sq mi (174.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 70394 |
| Area code | 985 |
| FIPS code | 22-63155 |
Raceland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 9,768 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
According to the Louisiana Office of Tourism, Raceland was named for the Race family that once owned a large plantation named "Raceland" on Bayou Lafourche.[2]
Raceland sugar plantation was founded by Ebeneezer Eaton Kittredge and his son in law Fayette Clay Ewing. On April 19, 1855 a daughter of Kittredge, Olivia Corrinne, married George W. Race.[3] The plantation was named Raceland the same year in honor of the young couple who made it their first home where their children were born.[4]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Raceland".
- ^ Times-Picayune April 25, 1855 page 2
- ^ Case Papers, 1880-1929; Author: Louisiana. Civil District Court (Orleans Parish); Probate Place: Orleans, Louisiana