Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

Terrebonne Parish (:Paroisse Terrebonne) is a located in the  of. Its population is 104,503 (as of 2000). The is. It is the largest parish in Louisiana in terms of land area.

The parish has been run by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government since it absorbed the powers of the City of Houma.

History
Terrebonne Parish was formed in from part of. The name "Terrebonne" means "good earth" in.

Geography
The parish has a total area of 5,387 (2,080 ). 3,250 km² (1,255 sq mi) of it is land and 2,137 km² (825 sq mi) of it (39.66%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent parishes

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 104,503 people, 35,997 households, and 27,393 families residing in the parish. The was 32/km² (83/sq mi). There were 39,928 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (32/sq mi). The racial makeup of the parish was 74.07%, 17.79% or , 5.29% , 0.81% , 0.02% , 0.54% from , and 1.48% from two or more races. 1.56% of the population were or  of any race. 10.66% reported speaking or  at home, while 1.5% speak.

There were 35,997 households out of which 39.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were living together, 14.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.90% were non-families. 19.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the parish the population was spread out with 29.20% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $35,235, and the median income for a family was $39,912. Males had a median income of $34,869 versus $20,705 for females. The for the parish was $16,051. About 15.80% of families and 19.10% of the population were below the, including 25.90% of those under age 18 and 17.60% of those age 65 or over.

Trivia
The parish was setting of the motion picture . (It should be noted that the movie was not actually filmed in Houma, or Terrebonne Parish.)