Chauvin, Louisiana

Chauvin is located at (29.447056, -90.593486). About 45 minutes southeast of Thibodaux Louisiana. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and 0.21% is water. West of the village is the Bayou Chauvin Oil and Gas Field. ==Demographics==

Chauvin first appeared as a census designated place the 1980 U.S. Census. 85.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 14.9% lived in rural areas. There were 935 households in Chauvin, including 688 family households, and 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.9% were married-couple households, 18.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,092 housing units, of which 14.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.6%. ==Education==

The school district is Terrebonne Parish School District, as with other locations in the parish. Terrebonne Parish Library operates the Chauvin Library. ==Notable people==

• Ray Authement, the fifth president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 1974 to 2008 and the longest serving president of a public university in the United States, was born near Chauvin in 1928. • Leonard J. Chabert, member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from 1972 to 1992, was born in Chauvin c. 1932. • Melissa Martin, chef, owner of Mosquito Supper Club, and cookbook writer ==References==