Houma, Louisiana
Houma's location in the state of Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°35′15″N, 90°42′58″W
Parish	Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
- City-Parish President	Don Schwab
Area
- City	36.7 km²  (14.2 sq mi)
- Land	36.3 km²  (14.0 sq mi)
- Water	0.3 km² (0.1 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m
Population (2000)
- City	32,393
- Density	891.4/km² (2,308.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Website: www.tpcg.org

The city of Houma (pronounced /homˈɑ/) is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government. The population was 32,393 at the 2000 census. There are many unincorporated areas adjacent to the city of Houma; the largest, Bayou Cane, is an urbanized area commonly referred to by locals as Houma but is not included in the 2000 census count, and is in fact a separate census-designated place. For this reason the actual population of the Houma area is estimated to be significantly greater than the census figure. Adapted from Wikipedias LA county maps by Catbar. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... The U.S. state of Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes in the same way that 48 of the other states of the United States are divided into counties (Alaska is divided into boroughs and census areas). ... Terrebonne Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Standard Time Zone (CST) is a geographic region in the Americas that keeps time by subtracting six hours from UTC (UTC-6). ... Central Standard Time ...  Areas that observe daylight saving time  Areas that once observed daylight saving time  Areas that have never observed daylight saving time A 2001 public service announcement for the upcoming turning back of the clocks Daylight saving time (DST), also known as summer time, is a conventional local time adopted by... Central Daylight Time or CDT is the Central Time Zone (or CST) during Daylight Savings Time. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... The city of Chicago, as seen from the sky A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... A parish seat is the administrative center of a parish in the US state of Louisiana. ... Terrebonne Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... Parish Hall of St. ... Bayou Cane is a census-designated place and town located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. ... A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ...

History

Houma was founded in 1810. It was incorporated in 1848, and again in 1898. 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Democratic U.S. Senator Allen J. Ellender (1890-1972), former president pro tempore, was from Houma. Allen Joseph Ellender (September 24, 1890 - July 27, 1972) was a U.S. political figure from Houma, Louisiana who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Louisiana from 1937 until his death in 1972. ... Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia the current President pro tempore of the United States Senate. ...

The name derives from the Houmas Indian tribe, not recognized by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is an agency of the United States Federal Government within the Department of the Interior charged with the responsibility is the administration and management of 55. ...

The local newspaper is The Courier. It was founded in 1878 as Le Courrier de Houma by French-born Lafayette Bernard Filhucan Bazet. It first published in four-page, half-French half-English editions. It was sold to The New York Times Company in 1980 and is now part of the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group. The Courier & Advertiser is a broadsheet newspaper published by DC Thomson in Dundee in six daily editions: the Early edition, and regional editions for Fife, NE Fife, Perth, Angus and Dundee. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) is an American media company best known as the publisher of its namesake, The New York Times. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Culture

Houma and the surrounding communities are steeped in Cajun tradition and culture. The area is famous for its food, fishing, swamps, music, and hospitality. Houma is also known, although not as well as New Orleans, for its Mardi Gras festivities. Although Houma is quickly changing and developing, many of the residents in the surrounding small communities continue to make their living as their ancestors did. They are shrimpers, oystermen, crabbers, fishermen, and trappers. Despite the rapidly changing face of the area, many long-standing traditions and lifestyles remain to remind one of the area's rich cultural history. This article is about an ethnic culture. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Superfamilies Alpheoidea Atyoidea Bresilioidea Campylonotoidea Crangonoidea Galatheacaridoidea Nematocarcinoidea Oplophoroidea Palaemonoidea Pandaloidea Pasiphaeoidea Procaridoidea Processoidea Psalidopodoidea Stylodactyloidea True shrimp are small, swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. ... Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron, opened The name oyster is used for a number of different groups of mollusks which grow for the most part in marine or brackish water. ... Superfamilies Dromiacea Homolodromioidea Dromioidea Homoloidea Eubrachyura Raninoidea Cyclodorippoidea Dorippoidea Calappoidea Leucosioidea Majoidea Hymenosomatoidea Parthenopoidea Retroplumoidea Cancroidea Portunoidea Bythograeoidea Xanthoidea Bellioidea Potamoidea Pseudothelphusoidea Gecarcinucoidea Cryptochiroidea Pinnotheroidea * Ocypodoidea * Grapsoidea * An asterisk (*) marks the crabs included in the clade Thoracotremata. ... A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ...

Houma is also the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux (official Latin name: Dioecesis Humensis-Thibodensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southeastern Louisiana. ...

Houma and national popular culture

Houma and the surrounding area are the setting for the fictional Swamp Thing comic books, and the 2005 movie The Skeleton Key. (It should be noted that the movie The Skeleton Key was not actually filmed in Houma, or Terrebonne Parish). The Swamp Thing is a fictional character created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson for DC Comics, and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy comic book series of the same name. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The Skeleton Key is a 2005 horror-suspense film released in the UK on 22 July and in the USA on August 12. ...

Houma resident Martin Folse filmed the movie Nutria Man: Terror in the Swamp in the swamps in and around Houma in 1983.

Dax Riggs of Acid Bath, Agents of Oblivion and, most recently, Deadboy & the Elephantmen grew up in Houma after relocating from Indiana at age 10. Dax Riggs was the lyricist and primary vocalist for the Louisiana metal band Acid Bath. ... Acid Bath is a sludge metal/doom metal band from Louisiana, USA. They formed in 1991. ... Agents of Oblivion, founded by former Acid Bath frontman Dax Riggs, were formed after the death of Audie Pitre and the resulting break up of Acid Bath. ... Deadboy & The Elephantmen (sometimes abbreviated as DBATEM) is a Houma, Louisiana based band fronted by Dax Riggs (formerly of Acid Bath and Agents of Oblivion) and featuring newcomer Tessie Brunet on drums. ...

Houma is also home to the increasingly popular comedy group Dirty Bananah. The group includes Alex Alfortish, Brad Pitre, and Dante' Vegas.

Geography

Houma is located at 29°35′15″N, 90°42′58″W (29.587614, -90.716108)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 37 km² (14.2 mi²). 36.3 km² (14.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.92%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 32,393 people, 11,634 households, and 8,283 families residing in the city. The population density was 891.4/km² (2,308.5/mi²). There were 12,514 housing units at an average density of 344.4/km² (891.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.46% White, 26.12% African American, 3.45% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.76% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 11,634 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.24. Matrimony redirects here. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,471, and the median income for a family was $40,679. Males had a median income of $35,897 versus $22,202 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,720. About 16.4% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Houma is a great place to live!

External links

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 29.587614° -90.716108°
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• Houma Today (website of The Courier newspaper)

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