Terrebonne Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. Its people is 104,503 (when of 2000). A parish seat is Houma.

A parish has been rerun per Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government since it absorbed the powers of the City of Houma.

History
Terrebonne Parish was formed within 1822 from part of Lafourche Parish. A title "Terrebonne" means "good land" within French.

Geography
the parish has a aggregate vicinity of 5,387 km² (2,080 mi²). 3,250 klick² (1,255 mi²) of these are l& and Deuce,137 kilometer² (825 mi²) of these are a body of water. A aggregate region is 39.66% a stream. Adjacent parishes
Assumption Parish (north) Lafourche Parish (east) Gulf of Mexico (south) St. Mary Parish (northwest)

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 104,503 people, 35,997 households, and 27,393 families residing in the parish. A population density is 32/km² (83/mi^Deuce). There are 39,928 housing units at an typical density of 1Deuce/km² (3Two/mi²). A racial makeup of the parish is 74.07% White, 17.79% Black or African American, 5.29% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Single.56% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 35,997 home away from which 39.20% own babies under a age of Eighteen swallow the children, 57.00% come married couples living together, 14.10% have a female homeowner by having there are no married man present, & Twenty-three.90% come non-families. Nineteen.30% of completely menage come manufactured higher of souls & Sevener.30% develop individual dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical home size is Deuce.86 & a typical personal size is Three.Twenty-nine.

In a parish the people is spread retired by owning Twenty-nine.20% under a age of Eighteen, Tenner.10% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Twenty-nine.80% from either 25 to 44, Xxi.10% from either 45 to 64, & Nina from carolina.70% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 33 years. For each Centred females there are 96.Lx males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & concluded, there are 94.X males.

the median income for a menage in the parish is $35,235, & the median income for a personal is $39,912. Males have a median income of $34,869 versus $20,705 for females. A per capita income for the parish is $16,051. Xix.10% of the people & Fifteen.80% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a amount people, Xxv.90% of people under a age of 18 & 17.60% of people 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.

Cities and towns
Bayou Cane Bourg Chauvin Dulac Gibson Gray Houma Montegut Schriever

Trivia
A parish was setting of the 2005 motion picture, The Skeleton Key.