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New Orleans Refining Company
Norco is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,984 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The community is home to a major Shell Oil Company, Shell petroleum refinery. The CDP's name is derived from the New Orleans Refining Company. Etymology The community of Norco was once called "Sellers," after a wealthy family there. In 1911, the land was purchased by an agent for Royal Dutch Shell, Shell Oil, and the New Orleans Refining Company (NORCO) was established. The community's name was officially changed from Sellers to Norco sometime after 1926. History By the late 18th century, France, French and European colonial settlers had established numerous sugarcane, sugar cane Plantations in the American South, plantations. They imported history of slavery in Louisiana, enslaved African diaspora, Africans as laborers. As sugar cane cultivation was highly labor-intensive, the slave popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census-designated Place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing cities, towns, and villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities, colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |