Schriever, Louisiana

CDP in Louisiana, United States

Schriever is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,711 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.

The community was named for railroad official John George Schriever (1844–1898) during the 1870s opening of the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad line to Houma.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.4 km²), of which 14.4 square miles (37.2 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km²) (0.42%) is water.

Amtrak's Sunset Limited train stops at the Schriever station, serving the nearby cities Houma and Thibodaux.^[3]

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,711 people, 2,584 households, and 1,550 families residing in the CDP.

Notable people

• Sherman A. Bernard (1925–2012), Louisiana insurance commissioner, 1972–88, was born in Schriever.^[6]
• Henry S. Thibodaux (in office 1824), former governor of Louisiana, owned a plantation nearby and is buried at Halfway Cemetery in nearby Gray.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
2. "Houma Branch". RailGoat (Railfan.net). Retrieved January 21, 2024.
3. "The Great American Stations: Schriever, LA (SCH)". Amtrak. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
6. "In Memory of Sherman Bernard, Sr". obits.dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved June 16, 2013.