Amelia is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Amelia had a population of 2,132. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The first postmaster named the town after Amelia Dupuis, his fiancée, who died shortly before their wedding day.
Geography
Amelia is located at (29.673361, -91.103181).
On the eastern side of Amelia over Bayou Boeuf is the Assumption Parish line and the unincorporated community of Boeuf, Louisiana. Morgan City is located to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 9.12%, is water.
Demographics
Amelia first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1970 U.S. census;
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 583
| 27.35%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 172
| 8.07%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 16
| 0.75%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 253
| 11.87%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 60
| 2.81%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 1,048
| 49.16%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,132 people, 904 households, and 522 families residing in the CDP.