Schriever | |
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 Children fishing in bayou at Schriever, 1940. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. | |
  Schriever Location of Schriever in Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 29°44′42″N 90°49′04″W / 29.74500°N 90.81778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Terrebonne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.32 sq mi (37.08 km2) |
| • Land | 14.25 sq mi (36.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,711 |
| • Density | 471/sq mi (182/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 70395 |
| Area code | 985 |
| FIPS code | 22-68300 |
Schriever is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,711 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
The community was named for railroad official John George Schriever (1844–1898) during the 1870s opening of the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad line to Houma.[2]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Houma Branch". RailGoat (Railfan.net). Retrieved January 21, 2024.