Meraux, Louisiana

{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Meraux | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = Census-designated place  | image_skyline = File:MurphyOilUSAOfficeMerauxSept09.JPG | image_caption = Murphy Oil office in Meraux | image_flag = | image_shield = | motto = | nickname = | etymology =  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Louisiana | subdivision_type2 = Parish | subdivision_name2 = St. Bernard | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 =  | image_map = St. Bernard Parish Louisiana incorporated and unincorporated areas Meraux highlighted.svg | map_caption = Location in St. Bernard Parish and the state of Louisiana. | pushpin_map = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|29|55|39|N|89|55|07|W|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes =  | established_title = | established_date =  | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 20, 2022}}</ref> | dunam_link = | area_total_km2 = 12.46 | area_total_sq_mi = 4.81 | area_land_sq_mi = 4.15 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.66  | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 7  | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 6804 | population_density_km2 = 633.33 | population_density_sq_mi = 1640.31 | population_demonym =  | timezone1 = CST | utc_offset1 = -6 | timezone1_DST = CDT | utc_offset1_DST = -5 | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST =  | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 70075<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/70075|title=Meraux LA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref> | area_code_type = | area_code = 504 | geocode = | iso_code =  | website = | footnotes = | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 22-49800 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_land_km2 = 10.74 | area_water_km2 = 1.72 }}

'''Meraux''' is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,804 in 2020. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie metropolitan statistical area.

==History== In 2005, the town was devastated by storm surge and wind associated with Hurricane Katrina which destroyed the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal (MRGO) levee. left|thumb|Cars tossed by Katrina storm surge, Archbishop Hannan Avenue, Meraux

==Geography== Meraux is located at {{Coord|29|55|39|N|89|55|7|W|type:city}} (29.927561, -89.918508).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.4 km{{sup|2}}), of which 4.2 square miles (10.8 km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.6 square mile (1.6 km{{sup|2}}) (12.94%) is water. {{clear|left}}

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1990= 8849 |2000= 10192 |2010= 5816 |2020= 6804 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusLA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 7 - Population of all incorporated places and of unincorporated places of 1,000 or more: 1950 and 1940 |website=United States Census Bureau|date=1950 |url= https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-21.pdf }}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusLA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Louisiana - Table 8 - Population of All Incorporated Places and Unincorporated Places of 1,000 or More: 1940 to 1960 |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37722904v1p20ch2.pdf }}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusLA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Louisiana - Characteristics of the Population - Table 6. Population of Places: 1970 and 1960 |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_la-01.pdf }}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusLA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 14 - Summary of General Characteristics |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url= https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_laABC-02.pdf }}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusLA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 1. Summary of General Characteristics of Persons: 1990 |website=United States Census Bureau|date=1990 |url= https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-20.pdf }}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusLA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-20.pdf}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusLA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-20.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402175429/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-20.pdf| archive-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> }}

Meraux first appeared as census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census.<ref name=1980CensusLA/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Meraux CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the U.S. Census Bureau treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Meraux CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2249800&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Meraux CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2249800&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Meraux CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2249800&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |9,111 |4,501 |style='background: #ffffe6; |4,427 |89.39% |77.39% |style='background: #ffffe6; |65.06% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |373 |602 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,005 |3.66% |10.35% |style='background: #ffffe6; |14.77% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |44 |39 |style='background: #ffffe6; |40 |0.43% |0.67% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.59% |- |Asian alone (NH) |161 |100 |style='background: #ffffe6; |152 |1.58% |1.72% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.23% |- |Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) |0 |2 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.03% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Other race alone (NH) |2 |7 |style='background: #ffffe6; |20 |0.02% |0.12% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |86 |104 |style='background: #ffffe6; |288 |0.84% |1.79% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.23% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |415 |461 |style='background: #ffffe6; |872 |4.07% |7.93% |style='background: #ffffe6; |12.82% |- |'''Total''' |'''10,192''' |'''5,816''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''6,804 ''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

In 2000,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 10,192 people, 3,707 households, and 2,772 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2,447.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,793 housing units at an average density of {{convert|911.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.71% White, 3.66% African American, 0.47% Native American, 1.63% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.07% of the population. At the 2020 United States census, there were 6,804 people, 2,184 households, and 1,632 families residing in the CDP. The racial makeup was 65.06% non-Hispanic white, 14.77% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 2.23% Asian, 4.53% mixed or other race, and 12.82% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

==Education== Residents are zoned to schools in the St. Bernard Parish Public Schools.

As of 2007, Chalmette High School serves the population.

==References== <references />

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Category:Census-designated places in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Category:Census-designated places in Louisiana Category:Census-designated places in the New Orleans metropolitan area Category:Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River