Taft, Louisiana

Taft, Louisiana

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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region = St. Charles
region_type = Parish
area_imperial = 2.0
area_land_imperial = 1.7
area_water_imperial = 0.3
area_water_percentage = auto
area_percentage_round = 2
area_round = 1
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lat_m = 59
lat_s = 29
lat_NS = N
long_d = 90
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long_s = 53
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elevation_imperial = 13
elevation_round = 1
population_as_of = 2000
population = 0
population_density_imperial = 0
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Taft is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. According to the 2000 census, Taft had a total population of zero.

History

This place is the location of a phosphate mining facility owned by IMC-Agrico. It was the original site of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, which served Taft, Killona, and Hahnville. The church was built in 1877, and in 1963, it moved to Hahnville. The cemetery is still in Taft and is still used as a burial ground by the church.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it is water. The total area is 15.69% water. The CDP is located on the Mississippi River.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there are no people living in the CDP.

ee also

* List of places with fewer than ten people

References

External links

* [http://www.phosplp.com/news/agriconews/suspendFL.htm IMC Agrico suspends phosphate production in Taft]


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