Montz, Louisiana
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| subdivision_name = United States
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| subdivision_name1 = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2 = Parish
| subdivision_name2 = St. Charles
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| area_total_km2 = 7.29
| area_total_sq_mi = 2.82
| area_land_sq_mi = 2.16
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.66
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| population_total = 2106
| population_density_km2 = 376.46
| population_density_sq_mi = 975.00
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Montz is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. It first appeared in the 2000 census with a population of 1,120. The 2020 census indicates a population of 2,106.{{Cite web|title=2020 Race and Population Totals|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Montz%20CDP,%20Louisiana%20population&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1|access-date=2021-10-25|website=United States Census Bureau}}
History
File:ONE OF 36 FAMILIES OF MONTZ, WHOSE HOMES WERE APPROPRIATED BY THE U.S. CORPS OF ENGINEERS. THE MISSISSIPPI LEVEE... - NARA - 548287.jpg in 1973 for construction of a new levee.]]
The Bonnet Carré Crevasse occurred in and near the present-day location of Montz. It was one of several levee breaches in the Bonnet Carré area in the mid-to-late-1800s.{{cite journal |url=http://web.mst.edu/~rogersda/levees/History%20New%20Orleans%20Flood%20Control-Rogers.pdf |title=Development of the New Orleans Flood Protection System prior to Hurricane Katrina |last=Rogers |first=J.D. |date=May 2008 |journal=Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering |volume=134 |issue=5 |pages=602–617 |doi=10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2008)134:5(602) |access-date=25 October 2015}} Bonnet Carré was approximately 50 kilometers from New Orleans, Louisiana.{{cite web |url=http://oldnews.aadl.org/node/288071 |title=The Bonnet Carre Crevasse |date=19 May 1871 |access-date=25 October 2015 |website=Old News. |publisher=Ann Arbor District Library}} The breach occurred when excess water from the Mississippi River flowed over the east bank levee of Bonnet Carré.
Montz is located between LaPlace, Louisiana and the Bonnet Carré Spillway. It was separated from the other municipalities and communities on the east bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish by the construction of the spillway, which was completed in 1931.
On December 14, 2022, the town was hit by a destructive and deadly EF2 tornado that damaged or destroyed numerous structures, killed one person, and injured eight others.{{cite web|agency=National Weather Service in New Orleans, Louisiana|title=NWS Damage Survey for 12/14/22 Tornado Event Update # 3|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSLIX&e=202212162217|publisher=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=December 16, 2022|accessdate=December 16, 2022}}
Geography
Montz is located at {{Coord|30|1|7|N|90|27|2|W|type:city}} (30.018513, -90.450683).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}} (19.66%) is water.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2000= 1120
|2010= 1918
|2020= 2106
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}
2000 2010 2020
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|+Montz CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2000{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Montz CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?q=p004&g=160XX00US2251795|website=United States Census Bureau}} !Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Montz CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2251795&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Montz CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2251795&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |
| White alone (NH)
|896 |1,511 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,564 |80.00% |78.78% |style='background: #ffffe6; |74.26% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|199 |309 |style='background: #ffffe6; |310 |17.77% |16.11% |style='background: #ffffe6; |14.72% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|2 |1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |14 |0.18% |0.05% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.66% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|5 |11 |style='background: #ffffe6; |9 |0.45% |0.57% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.43% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH)
|2 |2 |style='background: #ffffe6; |16 |0.18% |0.10% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.76% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)
|5 |10 |style='background: #ffffe6; |75 |0.45% |0.52% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.56% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|11 |74 |style='background: #ffffe6; |118 |0.98% |3.86% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.60% |
| Total
|1,120 |1,918 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,106 |100.00% |100.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00% |
In 2020, its population was 2,106, up from 1,918 at the 2010 census. Among its population in 2020, 74.26% were non-Hispanic white, 14.72% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.76% other, 3.56% multiracial, and 5.60% Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Education
St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools, including:
- Destrehan High School in Destrehan"[http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary/pdf;jsessionid=449D1177D21600830A086D4AB488AE5E?institutionId=6639 Destrehan High School]" ([https://archive.today/20161203034929/http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary/pdf;jsessionid=449D1177D21600830A086D4AB488AE5E?institutionId=6639 Archive]). AdvancED. p. 4. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "The school pulls from the five communities which make up the East Bank of St. Charles Parish: Destrehan, Montz, New Sarpy, Norco, and St. Rose."
References
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Category:Census-designated places in Louisiana
Category:Census-designated places in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
Category:Census-designated places in the New Orleans metropolitan area
Category:Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River