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Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Village in Louisiana
Village in Louisiana
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Tangipahoa, Louisiana |
| official_name | Village of Tangipahoa |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_map | File:Tangipahoa Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Tangipahoa Highlighted.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Tangipahoa in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. |
| image_map1 | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| map_caption1 | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Louisiana |
| subdivision_type2 | Parish |
| subdivision_name2 | Tangipahoa |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | |
| established_title1 | Incorporated |
| established_date1 | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 2.60 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 1.00 |
| area_land_km2 | 2.60 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 1.00 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.00 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.00 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_ft | 180 |
| population_as_of | [2020](2020-united-states-census) |
| population_total | 425 |
| population_density_km2 | 163.32 |
| population_density_sq_mi | 422.89 |
| timezone1 | CST |
| utc_offset1 | -6 |
| timezone1_DST | CDT |
| utc_offset1_DST | -5 |
| area_code | 985 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 22-74760 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 2407558 |
Tangipahoa is a village in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 425 at the 2020 census. It was named after the Tangipahoa Native American tribe. Tangipahoa is part of the Hammond MSA.
Etymology
The name Tangipahoa is derived from the Muskogean words (tonche pahoha) which translates to "corncob people" or "people of the corn" or "corncob". It is from this Native American tribe that the modern Tangipahoa Parish gets its name, as well as the Tangipahoa River.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 sqmi, all land.
Demographics
| Race | Number | Percentage | White (non-Hispanic) | Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | Native American | Asian | Other/Mixed | Hispanic or Latino |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 8.0% | |||||||
| 362 | 85.18% | |||||||
| 1 | 0.24% | |||||||
| 1 | 0.24% | |||||||
| 18 | 4.24% | |||||||
| 9 | 2.12% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 425 people, 190 households, and 119 families residing in the village.
Notable person
- Michael Jackson, NFL player and mayor from 2009 through 2012.
References
References
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
- {{GNIS. 2407558
- (1909). "Bulletin - Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology". U.S. Government Printing Office.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
- "Explore Census Data".
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