Cut Off, Louisiana - wikipedia Cut Off, Louisiana Cut Off, Louisiana CDP Country United States State Louisiana Parish Lafourche Elevation 7 ft ( 2.1 m ) Coordinates 29 ° 30 ′ 55 '' N 90 ° 20 ′ 02 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.51528 ° N 90.33389 ° W ﻿ / 29.51528 ; - 90.33389 Coordinates : 29 ° 30 ′ 55 '' N 90 ° 20 ′ 02 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.51528 ° N 90.33389 ° W ﻿ / 29.51528 ; - 90.33389 Area 14.9 sq mi ( 38.6 km ) - land 12.8 sq mi ( 33 km ) - water 0.1 sq mi ( 0 km ), 0.67 % Population 5,635 ( 2000 ) Density 381.7 / sq mi ( 147.4 / km ) Timezone CST ( UTC - 6 ) - summer ( DST ) CDT ( UTC - 5 ) ZIP code 70345 Area code 985 Location of Cut Off in Louisiana Location of Louisiana in the United States Cut Off ( historically named La Coupe ) is a census - designated place ( CDP ) on the Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,635 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Houma -- Bayou Cane -- Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cut Off 's ZIP code is 70345, the area code is 985 and local telephone prefixes are 325, 632 and 693. Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Notable people 5 Government and infrastructure 6 Culture 7 Education 8 References 9 External links History Cut Off had its start by the building of a canal cutoff at that point to shorten its route. The name was French in origin. Geography Cut Off is located at 29 ° 30 ′ 55 '' N 90 ° 20 ′ 2 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.51528 ° N 90.33389 ° W ﻿ / 29.51528 ; - 90.33389 ( 29.515201, - 90.333839 ). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.9 square miles ( 39 km ), of which 14.8 square miles ( 38 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles ( 0.26 km ) ( 0.74 % ) is water. Demographics Historical population Census Pop. % ± 1980 5,049 -- 5,325 5.5 % 2000 5,635 5.8 % source : As of the census of 2000, there were 5,635 people, 2,033 households, and 1,608 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 381.7 people per square mile ( 147.4 / km2 ). There were 2,136 housing units at an average density of 144.7 per square mile ( 55.9 / km2 ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.41 % White, 1.12 % African American, 3.78 % Native American, 1.26 % Asian, 0.04 % Pacific Islander, 1.10 % from other races, and 1.30 % from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13 % of the population. There were 2,033 households out of which 39.2 % had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0 % were married couples living together, 8.6 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9 % were non-families. 18.0 % of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.12. In the CDP, the population was spread out with 27.3 % under the age of 18, 8.3 % from 18 to 24, 30.5 % from 25 to 44, 22.5 % from 45 to 64, and 11.4 % who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,077, and the median income for a family was $42,986. Males had a median income of $35,994 versus $19,225 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,353. About 7.3 % of families and 7.9 % of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6 % of those under age 18 and 10.8 % of those age 65 or over. Notable people Joe Barry was born and died in Cut Off. Vin Bruce, Cajun vocalist Trishelle Cannatella, reality television personality Dick Guidry, former state representative from Lafourche Parish and owner of the disbanded Jet Drive - in Theater, a local landmark in Cut Off Bobby Hebert, former New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Rita Benson LeBlanc, part - owner and former heir apparent of the New Orleans Saints Jimmie Noone, jazz clarinet great Glen Pitre, writer and film director Loulan Pitre, Jr., lawyer and former state representative for Lafourche Parish, brother of Glen Pitre Jerry Savoie, 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series pro stock motorcycle chamdpion. Government and infrastructure The United States Postal Service operates the Cut Off Post Office. Culture A particular section of the town is known as Côte Blanche, French for `` White Coast '' because of a statistically abnormal number of white painted homes that lined Bayou Lafourche for much of the early and mid 1900 's. In a segment of Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe interviewed a Cut Off alligator farmer. Education Lafourche Parish Public Schools operates public schools. Cut Off Elementary School Larose - Cut Off Middle School is in nearby Larose. South Lafourche High School is in Galliano, and has a Cut Off postal address. Cut Off School opened in 1927. In September 1950 the schools of Larose and Cut Off were consolidated into Larose - Cut Off High School. It was then consolidated with Golden Meadow High School to form South Lafourche High School in 1966. Lafourche Parish Library operates the South Lafourche Library in Galliano, which has a Cut Off postal address. References Jump up ^ Leeper, Clare D'Artois ( 19 October 2012 ). Louisiana Place Names : Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 76. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8071 - 4740 - 5. Jump up ^ Moyer, Armond ; Moyer, Winifred ( 1958 ). The origins of unusual place - names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 29. Jump up ^ `` US Gazetteer files : 2010, 2000, and 1990 ''. United States Census Bureau. 2011 - 02 - 12. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 23. Jump up ^ `` CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING ( 1790 - 2000 ) ''. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 17. Jump up ^ `` American FactFinder ''. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013 - 09 - 11. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Cut Off. '' United States Postal Service. Retrieved on March 11, 2017. `` 16130 W MAIN ST CUT OFF, LA 70345 - 9998 '' Jump up ^ Home. Cut Off Elementary School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016. Jump up ^ Home. Larose - Cut Off Middle School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Origin of South Lafourche. '' South Lafourche High School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016. Jump up ^ `` 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP : Galliano CDP, LA Page 1 '' ( See Index ). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 29, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Branch Locations and Contact. '' Lafourche Parish Library. Retrieved on November 28, 2018. External links Larose - Cut Off Middle School Cut Off Elementary School Municipalities and communities of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States Parish seat : Thibodaux City Thibodaux Towns Golden Meadow Lockport CDPs Bayou Blue ‡ Bayou Country Club Chackbay Choctaw Cut Off Des Allemands ‡ Galliano Kraemer Lafourche Crossing Larose Lockport Heights Mathews Raceland Other Unincorporated communities Acadia Delta Farms Gheens Port Fourchon Theriot Valentine Footnotes ‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cut_Off,_Louisiana&oldid=799331772 '' Categories : Census - designated places in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Census - designated places in Louisiana Census - designated places in Houma -- Bayou Cane -- Thibodaux metropolitan area Hidden categories : Coordinates on Wikidata Pages using geobox with a locator map Geobox usage tracking for settlement type All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bân - lâm - gú Català Cebuano Español فارسی Français Italiano Nederlands Português Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Volapük Edit links This page was last edited on 7 September 2017, at 01 : 37. 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Question: how did cut off louisiana get its name
Answer: the building of a canal cutoff at that point to shorten its route