Amelia is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...

(CDP) in St. Mary Parish,

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, United States. The population was 2,459 at the 2010 census. 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

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line and the

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of Boeuf, Louisiana. Morgan City is located to the west. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 9.12%, is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,132 people, 904 households, and 522 families residing in the CDP.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Louisiana Census-designated places in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana