Chauvin, Louisiana

Chauvin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,575 in 2020.. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.

Chauvin
CDP
Chauvin Location of Chauvin in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°26′49″N 90°35′37″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Terrebonne
Area [1]
• Total	4.77 sq mi (12.35 km2)
• Land	4.76 sq mi (12.33 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	3 ft (0.9 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,575
• Density	540.85/sq mi (208.81/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70344[2]
Area code	985
FIPS code	22-14520

Geography

Chauvin is located at 29°26′49″N 90°35′37″W (29.447056, -90.593486). About 45 minutes southeast of Thibodaux Louisiana.^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12 km²), of which 4.7 square miles (12 km²) is land and 0.21% is water.

West of the village is the Bayou Chauvin Oil and Gas Field.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	2,575		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Chauvin racial composition as of 2020^[5]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	2,248	87.3%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	19	0.74%
Native American	102	3.96%
Asian	16	0.62%
Other/Mixed	111	4.31%
Hispanic or Latino	79	3.07%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,575 people, 862 households, and 688 families residing in the CDP.

Education

The school district is Terrebonne Parish School District, as with other locations in the parish.^[6]

Terrebonne Parish Library operates the Chauvin Library.^[7]

Notable people

• Ray Authement, the fifth president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 1974 to 2008 and the longest serving president of a public university in the United States, was born near Chauvin in 1928.^[8][9]
• Leonard J. Chabert, member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from 1972 to 1992, was born in Chauvin c. 1932.^[10]
• Melissa Martin, chef, owner of Mosquito Supper Club, and cookbook writer^[11]