| Chauvin | |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Terrebonne |
| Pushpin Map: | Louisiana |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Chauvin in Louisiana |
| Coordinates: | 29.4469°N -90.5936°W |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.35 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.77 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.76 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2575 |
| Population Density Km2: | 208.81 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 540.85 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 70344[2] |
| Area Code: | 985 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-14520 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Land Km2: | 12.33 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
Chauvin is a census-designated place (CDP) 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.
Chauvin is located at (29.447056, -90.593486). About 45 minutes southeast of Thibodaux Louisiana.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.7sqmi, of which 4.7sqmi is land and 0.21% is water.
West of the village is the Bayou Chauvin Oil and Gas Field.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,248 | 87.3% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 19 | 0.74% | |
| Native American | 102 | 3.96% | |
| Asian | 16 | 0.62% | |
| Other/Mixed | 111 | 4.31% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 3.07% |
The school district is Terrebonne Parish School District, as with other locations in the parish.[4]
Terrebonne Parish Library operates the Chauvin Library.[5]