Montegut, Louisiana
Montegut is a census-designated place in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,540 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area. Montegut was the primary filming location for the 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild.
History
Montegut developed around a sugar mill founded in 1883. Named by Congressman Edward James Gay when the post office was opened in 1885, it honored Gabriel Montegut, a prominent resident of parish seat Houma.The 1941 WPA guide to Louisiana reported an elevation of 8 feet and population of 200.
Geography
Montegut is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.5 square miles, of which 4.5 square miles is land and 0.1 square mile is water.
Demographics
Montegut first appeared as a census designated place the 1990 U.S. census.| Race | Number | Percentage |
| White | 1,093 | 74.61% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 1.84% |
| Native American | 176 | 12.01% |
| Asian | 5 | 0.34% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.14% |
| Other/Mixed | 131 | 8.94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 2.12% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,465 people, 594 households, and 443 families residing in the CDP.
Education
Terrebonne Parish School District operates public schools. Montegut Elementary School and Montegut Middle School are in the community.École Pointe-au-Chien, a public school in Pointe-aux-Chenes, has a Montegut postal address, though it is not in the Montegut CDP. It was the former Pointe-aux-Chenes Elementary School, a Terrebonne Parish public school which closed in 2021.
The parish is in the service area of Fletcher Technical Community College. Additionally, a Delgado Community College document stated that Terrebonne Parish was in the college's service area.