Houma, Louisiana

Houltonville
(Saint Tammany Parish)

Houston River
(Calcasieu Parish)

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The city of Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish and is the county seat.

Houma is near sea level ^<1>.

Time Zone: Houma lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Houma, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Houma had a population of 32,393 people ^<2> (or 31.01% of the total population of Terrebonne Parish). The population of Houma represented 0.72% of the total of Louisiana, making it the state's 11th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Houma had a population of 32,512 people. This is an increase of 0.37% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Houma.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	32,512	+0.37%	-0.23% since 2007
2007	32,586	+0.6%	-0.54% since 2006
2006	32,764	+1.15%	+1.73% since 2005
2005	32,208	-0.57%
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2000	32,393	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Bayou Cane	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
Broadmoor	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
Chauvin	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
Gray	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
Lockport	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	2,635	0.42% increase
Mathews	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Houma.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Louisiana ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Houma - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Houma. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Houma and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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