Barataria is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,057 in 2020.[2] It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area.

Barataria, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Barataria, Louisiana Location of Barataria in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°42′54″N 90°06′58″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Jefferson
Area [1]
• Total	4.80 sq mi (12.44 km2)
• Land	4.29 sq mi (11.10 km2)
• Water	0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2)
Elevation	3 ft (0.9 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,057
• Density	246.67/sq mi (95.24/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	70036
Area code	504
FIPS code	22-04300

Etymology

The name comes from Bayou Barataria, a tributary of Barataria Bay south of New Orleans. The bay in turn took its name from the fictional island awarded to Sancho Panza to govern, as a prank in Part II of Don Quixote.[3]

Geography

Barataria is located in south-central Jefferson Parish at 29°42′54″N 90°6′58″W (29.715121, -90.116024),[4] on the west side of Bayou Barataria and just east of Lake Salvador. It is bordered to the east, across Bayou Barataria, by the town of Jean Lafitte and the unincorporated community of Lafitte. Barataria is 23 miles (37 km) south of New Orleans.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Barataria CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.4 km²), of which 4.3 square miles (11.1 km²) are land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km²), or 10.75%, are water.[5]

Demographics

According to the 2020 United States census,[2] there were 1,057 people, 428 households, and 350 families residing in the CDP, down from the 2019 American Community Survey estimate of 1,200 people living in the CDP, and from 1,109 at the 2010 U.S. census.[7] In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup was 80.7% non-Hispanic white, 7.8% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, and 11.3% two or more races. In 2020, its composition was 84.3% non-Hispanic white, 4.07% Black or African American, 0.76% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.09% Asian, 6.91% multiracial or of some other race, and 3.88% Hispanic and Latino American of any race. The median household income was $49,931, and 3.3% of the population lived at or below the poverty line in 2019.

Education

Residents are zoned to Jefferson Parish Public Schools.

Residents from K-6 are zoned to Leo E. Kerner Elementary School (formerly Lafitte Elementary School). Those from 7-12 are zoned to Fisher Middle-High School.

See also

• Barataria Bay
• Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve - Barataria Preserve

References