Bayou Cane is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located just north of Houma and had a population of 19,770 in 2020.

Bayou Cane is a principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.

Geography

Bayou Cane is located at (29.626285, -90.748396).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

Bayou Cane first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. census;

!scope="col"| Race

!scope="col"| Number

!scope="col"| Percentage

|-

!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)

| 12,992

| 65.72%

|-

!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

| 3,520

| 17.8%

|-

!scope="row"| Native American

| 689

| 3.49%

|-

!scope="row"| Asian

| 296

| 1.5%

|-

!scope="row"| Pacific Islander

| 13

| 0.07%

|-

!scope="row"| Other/Mixed

| 973

| 4.92%

|-

!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino

| 1,287

| 6.51%

|}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,770 people, 7,500 households, and 4,761 families residing in the CDP.

Education

Bayou Cane is in the Terrebonne Parish School Board district.

Vandebilt Catholic High School is in Bayou Cane.

References

  • Bayou Cane's daily newspaper -- Houmatoday.com