Thibodaux, Louisiana
| Thibodaux, Louisiana | |
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| Nickname: Queen City of Lafourche | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Lafourche |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 29°47′32″N 90°49′12″W / 29.79222°N 90.82000°WCoordinates: 29°47′32″N 90°49′12″W / 29.79222°N 90.82000°W |
| Area | 5.5 sq mi (14.2 km2) |
| - land | 5.5 sq mi (14 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 14,567 (2010) |
| Density | 2,636.8/sq mi (1,018.1/km2) |
| Incorporated | 1830 |
| Mayor | Tommy Eschete |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 70301, 70302, 70310 |
| Area code | 985 |
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| Website: http://ci.thibodaux.la.us | |
Thibodaux (/ˈtɪbədoʊ/ TIB-ə-doh) is a city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 14,567 at the 2010 census. Thibodaux is a principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.
ZIP codes for Thibodaux are 70301, 70302, and 70310. Thibodaux's area code is 985. Thibodaux is nicknamed "Queen City of Lafourche."
The first European colonists were French, who settled here in the 18th century when the area was claimed as part of La Louisiane. They imported African slaves as workers and developed sugar cane plantations.
This was incorporated as a town in 1830 under the name Thibodauxville, in honor of local planter Henry Schuyler Thibodaux. He provided land for the village center and served as acting governor of Louisiana in 1824. The area was developed in the antebellum period for sugar cane plantations, and Thibodaux was the trading center of the agricultural area.
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