More historic than 2% of U.S. towns · #156 of 161 in Louisiana. What drives it
Most of Bayou Cane was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1983 on and the census since 1950.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Bayou Cane is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #156 of 161 in Louisiana. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Bayou Cane’s overall grade.
Louisiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Louisiana town has 3.8 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Bayou Cane’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (21% of Louisiana towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.3 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Bayou Cane’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
BroadmoorCypress GardensEdward DaigleHighland ParkHollywoodIdlewildLost Bayou Mobile Home ParkOakshire Manor
Gone or out of use
Hollywood Gas Fieldoilfield
1cemetery inside Bayou Cane
Saint Francis de Sales Cemetery 2
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Bayou Cane, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bayou Cane yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Bayou Cane is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located just north of Houma and had a population of 19,770 in 2020. Bayou Cane is a principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 19,355 to 19,770 (+2%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bayou Cane.
People over time
Bayou Cane, census by census
Grew from 2,212 people in 1950 to 19,770 in 2020, 8 times over.
8 censuses, 1950–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Bayou Cane’s Wikipedia page.
Questions about Bayou Cane’s history
How does Bayou Cane rank for history?
Bayou Cane is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #156 of 161 in Louisiana. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Bayou Cane?
0.0% of Bayou Cane’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 3.4% for a Louisiana town; the median home was built in 1982.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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