Hahnville, Louisiana

Hahnville, Louisiana
Hahnville, Louisiana
Census-designated place
	Hahnville, Louisiana Location of Hahnville in Louisiana
	Coordinates: 29°58′01″N 90°24′36″W / 29.96694°N 90.41000°W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	St. Charles
Named for	Michael Hahn
Area
• Total	6.51 sq mi (16.86 km2)
• Land	5.56 sq mi (14.39 km2)
• Water	0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2)
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,959
• Density	532.39/sq mi (205.56/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	70057
Area code	504
FIPS code	22-32510

Hahnville is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the parish seat of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States.^[2] The population was 2,792 at the 2000 census and 2,959 in 2020.^[3] For information on the origin of Hahnville, see Michael Hahn (1830–1886).

Geography

Hahnville is located at 29°58′1″N 90°24′36″W / 29.96694°N 90.41000°W / 29.96694; -90.41000 (29.967081, -90.410129).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.8 square miles (23 km²), of which 7.8 square miles (20 km²) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²) (11.79%) is water.

History

In the second half of the 19th century, the village of Hahnville was established by Michael Hahn, 19th Governor of Louisiana, near his plantation in St. Charles Parish where he had been living since his retirement in 1872.^[5]^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	2,959		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

Hahnville racial composition as of 2020^[8]
Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	1,413	47.75%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	1,289	43.56%
Native American	14	0.47%
Asian	17	0.57%
Other/Mixed	65	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	161	5.44%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,959 people, 1,354 households, and 897 families residing in the CDP.^[8]

Education

St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools:

Hahnville High School in Boutte, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.^[9]

Notable people

LaRon Byrd – NFL wide receiver
Jack Carey, jazz trombonist
Mutt Carey – jazz trumpeter
Michael Hahn – 19th-century state judge, governor and U.S. representative
Mary Ann Vial Lemmon – U.S. federal judge
Herb Simpson, Negro league and minor league baseball player

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "2020 Race and Population Totals". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ Michael Hahn, sos.la.gov
^ Joseph G. Dawson (1 January 1990). "Michael Hahn". The Louisiana Governors: From Iberville to Edwards. Louisiana State University Press. pp. 148–152. ISBN 978-0-8071-1527-5.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
^ "Hahnville High School" (Archive). AdvancED. p. 4/9. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "Hahnville High School services all students on the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, including the communities of Ama, Boutte, Hahnville, Luling, Paradis, Des Allemands.