Chauvin, Louisiana
Chauvin is a census-designated place in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,575 in 2020.. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
Geography
Chauvin is located at . About 45 minutes southeast of Thibodaux Louisiana.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which is land and 0.21% is water.
West of the village is the Bayou Chauvin Oil and Gas Field.
Demographics
Chauvin first appeared as a census designated place the 1980 U.S. Census.| Race | Number | Percentage |
| White | 2,248 | 87.3% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 0.74% |
| Native American | 102 | 3.96% |
| Asian | 16 | 0.62% |
| Other/Mixed | 111 | 4.31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 3.07% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,575 people, 862 households, and 688 families residing in the CDP.
Education
The school district is Terrebonne Parish School District, as with other locations in the parish.Terrebonne Parish Library operates the Chauvin Library.
Notable people
- Ray Authement, the fifth president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 1974 to 2008 and the longest serving president of a public university in the United States, was born near Chauvin in 1928.
- Leonard J. Chabert, member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from 1972 to 1992, was born in Chauvin c. 1932.
- Melissa Martin, chef, owner of Mosquito Supper Club, and cookbook writer