Mathews 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) on
Bayou Lafourche in
Lafourche Parish,
Louisiana
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, United States. The population was 2,273 in 2020. It is part of the
Houma–
Bayou Cane–
Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
History
On August 20, 2007, a former teacher's aide
Amy Hebert fatally stabbed her children, Camille Catherine Hebert, age 9; and mildly autistic Braxton John Hebert, age 7; and the family dog. She was sentenced to life in prison.
Geography
Mathews is located at (29.683825, -90.550470).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km), all land.
It is in the central part of the parish and is bordered by
Lockport and
Raceland.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 2,273 people, 1,067 households, and 637 families residing in the CDP.
Government and infrastructure
The Lafourche Parish Mathews Government Complex is in Mathews.
The
U.S. Postal Service
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operates the Mathews Post Office in Mathews.
Education
Mathews is within the
Lafourche Parish School District.
[2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Mathews CDP, LA]
" U.S. Census Bureau
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. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.
Residents east of Highway 308, south of 4839 Highway 308 (Matthews Baptist Church) and residents west of Highway 1, south of 4901 Highway 1 are zoned to Lockport Lower Elementary School, Lockport Upper Elementary School, and Lockport Middle School in
Lockport. Other residents are zoned to Raceland Lower Elementary School, Raceland Upper Elementary School, and Raceland Middle School in
Raceland.
Central Lafourche High School is in the town.
[
Lafourche Parish is in the service area of Fletcher Technical Community College. Additionally, a ]Delgado Community College
Delgado Community College (DCC) is a public community college in Louisiana, with campuses throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area. Its current campuses are in New Orleans (Orleans Parish) and in Jefferson Parish. The original City Park Camp ...
document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area.
References
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Census-designated places in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Census-designated places in Louisiana
Census-designated places in Houma – Thibodaux metropolitan area