Barataria, Louisiana

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Not to be confused with Barataria Bay.
Barataria, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Barataria, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Barataria, Louisiana
Barataria, Louisiana
Location of Barataria in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°42′54″N 90°06′58″W / 29.71500°N 90.11611°W / 29.71500; -90.11611Coordinates: 29°42′54″N 90°06′58″W / 29.71500°N 90.11611°W / 29.71500; -90.11611
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishJefferson
Area
 • Total4.8 sq mi (12 km2)
 • Land4.3 sq mi (11 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1 km2)
Elevation
3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,200
 • Density250/sq mi (97/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70036
Area code(s)504

Barataria is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,109 at the 2010 census,[1] and 1,200 at the 2019 American Community Survey.[2] It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area.

Etymology[edit]

The name comes from Bayou Barataria, a tributary of Barataria Bay south of New Orleans. The bay in turn took its name from the fictional island awarded to Sancho Panza to govern, as a prank in Part II of Don Quixote.[3]

Geography[edit]

Barataria is located in south-central Jefferson Parish at 29°42′54″N 90°6′58″W / 29.71500°N 90.11611°W / 29.71500; -90.11611 (29.715121, -90.116024),[1] on the west side of Bayou Barataria and just east of Lake Salvador. It is bordered to the east, across Bayou Barataria, by the town of Jean Lafitte and the unincorporated community of Lafitte. Barataria is 23 miles (37 km) south of New Orleans.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Barataria CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.4 km2), of which 4.3 square miles (11.1 km2) are land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), or 10.75%, are water.[4]

Demographics[edit]

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 1,200 people lived in the CDP, up from 1,109 at the 2010 U.S. census.[2] In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup was 80.7% non-Hispanic white, 7.8% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, and 11.3% two or more races. The median household income was $49,931, and 3.3% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.

Education[edit]

Residents are zoned to Jefferson Parish Public Schools.

Residents from K-6 are zoned to Leo E. Kerner Elementary School (formerly Lafitte Elementary School). Those from 7-12 are zoned to Fisher Middle-High School.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ^ a b "Geography Profile: Barataria CDP, Louisiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  3. ^ Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote, Part II (1615), chapter 42
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Barataria CDP, Louisiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
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