- Taft, Louisiana
Geobox Town
name = Taft
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category =Census-designated place
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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
location =
lat_d = 29
lat_m = 59
lat_s = 29
lat_NS = N
long_d = 90
long_m = 26
long_s = 53
long_EW = W
elevation_imperial = 13
elevation_round = 1
population_as_of = 2000
population = 0
population_density_imperial = 0
population_density_round = 1
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timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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area_code = 985
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map_caption = Location of Taft in Louisiana
map_locator = Louisiana
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website =Taft is a
census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish,Louisiana ,United States , on the west bank of theMississippi River . According to the 2000 census, Taft had a totalpopulation of zero.History
This place is the location of a
phosphate mining facility owned byIMC-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 2.0square mile s (5.3km² ), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it iswater . The total area is 15.69% water. The CDP is located on theMississippi River .Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of2000 , there are no people living in the CDP.ee also
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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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