Montz 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. Charles Parish,

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, United States. It first appeared in the 2000 census with a population of 1,120. The 2020 census indicates a population of 2,106.

History

The

Bonnet Carré Crevasse The Bonnet Carré Crevasse (1871) was one of several levee breaches in the Bonnet Carré area in the mid-to-late 19th century. Bonnet Carré was approximately from New Orleans, Louisiana. The breach occurred when excess water from the Missis ...

occurred in and near the present-day location of Montz. It was one of several levee breaches in the Bonnet Carré area in the mid-to-late-1800s. Bonnet Carré was approximately 50 kilometers from

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. The breach occurred when excess water from the

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flowed over the east bank levee of Bonnet Carré. Montz is located between

LaPlace, Louisiana LaPlace ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, situated along the east bank of the Mississippi River, in the New Orleans metropolitan area. In 2020, it had a population of 28,841. LaPla ...

and the

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. It was separated from the other municipalities and communities on the east bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish by the construction of the spillway, which was completed in 1931. On December 14, 2022, the town was hit by a destructive and deadly EF2 tornado that damaged or destroyed numerous structures, killed one person, and injured eight others.

Geography

Montz is located at (30.018513, -90.450683). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (19.66%) is water.

Demographics

In 2020, its population was 2,106, up from 1,918 at the 2010 census. Among its population in 2020, 74.26% were non-Hispanic white, 14.72% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.76% other, 3.56% multiracial, and 5.60% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Education

St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools, including: *

Destrehan High School Destrehan High School is a public high school located in Destrehan, Louisiana, Destrehan, Louisiana, United States and is approximately twenty-five miles west of New Orleans. It is part of the St. Charles Parish Public School System and serves all ...

Destrehan Destrehan is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 11,340. It is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River. Destrehan is par ...

Destrehan High School

Archive
.

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. p. 4. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "The school pulls from the five communities which make up the East Bank of St. Charles Parish: Destrehan, Montz, New Sarpy, Norco, and St. Rose."

References

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