Hahnville is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the parish seat of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,792 at the 2000 census and 2,959 in 2020. It was founded by former governor Michael Hahn.
Geography Hahnville is located at (29.967081, -90.410129).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (11.79%) is water.
History In 1682, La Salle recorded the presence of a village of Quinipissa peoples in the vicinity of modern-day Hahnville. In the 1700s, German immigrants to the French colony of Louisiana began settling along the Mississippi upriver from New Orleans in what became known as the German Coast. In the early 1800s, following the sale of Louisiana, the United States established the St. Charles Courthouse in the area and a small community grew up around it. In February 1872, Thomas Sharpe began laying out a village near the courthouse, which he called Flaggville after district judge Othelle J. Flagg. Around the same time, former governor Michael Hahn, who had a sugar plantation upriver from Flaggville, began dividing his land to found Hahnville. Gradually "Hahnville" became the commonly accepted name for the larger area.Michael Hahn, sos.la.govJoseph G. Dawson (1 January 1990). "Michael Hahn". The Louisiana Governors: From Iberville to Edwards. Louisiana State University Press. pp. 148–152. ISBN 978-0-8071-1527-5.
Demographics
Hahnville first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1960 U.S. census; and as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.
+Hahnville racial composition as of 2020 Race Number Percentage White (non-Hispanic) 1,413 47.75% Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,289 43.56% Native American 14 0.47% Asian 17 0.57% Other/Mixed 65 2.2% Hispanic or Latino 161 5.44% As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,959 people, 1,354 households, and 897 families residing in the CDP.
Education St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools: Hahnville High School in Boutte, on the west bank of the Mississippi River."Hahnville High School" (). AdvancED. p. 4/9. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "Hahnville High School services all students on the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, including the communities of Ama, Boutte, Hahnville, Luling, Paradis, Des Allemands.
Notable people LaRon Byrd – NFL wide receiver Jack Carey, jazz trombonist Mutt Carey – jazz trumpeter Michael Hahn – 19th-century state judge, governor and U.S. representative Mary Ann Vial Lemmon – U.S. federal judge Herb Simpson, Negro league and minor league baseball player
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