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Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Bayou Goula, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Location in Louisiana
Bayou Goula, Louisiana is located in the United States
Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Bayou Goula, Louisiana
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Iberville
Area
 • Total 2.90 sq mi (7.50 km2)
 • Land 2.44 sq mi (6.33 km2)
 • Water 0.45 sq mi (1.18 km2)
Elevation
19 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 514
 • Density 210.40/sq mi (81.23/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70788
Area code(s) 225
GNIS feature ID 558151
FIPS code 22-05350

Bayou Goula is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 612 as of the 2010 census.

Sinking of the Steamboat Brilliant Henry Lewis
September 29, 1851 Steamboat "Brilliant" Boiler explosion on the Mississippi River by Bayou Goula, Louisiana; 47 killed

Bayou Goula is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "river people".

Geography

The community is in eastern Iberville Parish, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of White Castle and 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Plaquemine, the parish seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.3 km2) are land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), or 15.67%, are water, within the Mississippi River.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 514
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

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