Thibodaux is nicknamed "Queen City of Lafourche", as these are a parish's big community & a parish seat.

Thibodaux is page to Nicholls State University.

History
A community was settled in the 18th century. It was incorporated as a town in 1830 under the title Thibodauxville, inside honor of early settler Henry Schuyler Thibodaux. A title was changed to Thibodeaux within 1838, and a todays spelling Thibodaux was officially adopted within 1918.

Geography

Thibodaux is placed at 29°47'32" North, 90°49'12" West (Xxix.792204, -Xc.820095).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the aggregate vicinity of Xiv.Two km² (5.5 mi²). Fourteen.Ii klick² (Fivesome.Cinque mi²) of these are l& and none of these are covered by a lake.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 14,431 people, 5,500 menage, & 3,355 families living in the city. A population density is 1,018.6/km² (2,636.8/mi²). There are 6,004 housing units at an typical density of 423.8/km² (1,097.0/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 64.04% White, 33.76% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Single.03% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 5,500 family away from which Twenty-nine.7% keep around toddlers under a age of Xviii swallow the babies, 38.1% come married couples living together, 19.4% have a female homeowner by using there are no married man present, & 39.0% come non-families. 31.1% of completely home come mass produced higher of people & Xi.5% keep around individual residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical home size is Ii.42 & a typical personal size is Ternion.Ten.

In a city the people is spread retired by having Twenty-four.6% under a age of Eighteen, Xvii.3% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxv.1% from either 25 to 44, Eighteen.9% from either 45 to 64, & Xiv.1% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 31 years. For each Century females there are 85.Niner males. For each One c females age Eighteen & assibilate, there are 79.Triplet males.

the median income for a home in the city is $26,697, & the median income for a personal is $36,551. Males have a median income of $31,464 versus $21,144 for females. A per capita income for the city is $16,966. Xxv.1% of the people & Twenty.6% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a amount people, 36.3% of victims under a age of 18 & 18.2% of victims 65 & older come residing in a image below the poverty level.

Other information
ZIP Codes for Thibodaux are 70301 & 70302. A city manager of Thibodaux is Charles Caillouet.