Tickfaw, Louisiana

This article is about a village in Louisiana. For the river, see Tickfaw River.

Tickfaw, Louisiana
Village
Village of Tickfaw
Location of Tickfaw in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 30°34′37″N 90°29′44″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Tangipahoa
Area [2]
• Total	1.61 sq mi (4.18 km^2)
• Land	1.61 sq mi (4.18 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [1]	62 ft (19 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	635
• Density	393.68/sq mi (151.96/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70466[3]
Area code	985
FIPS code	22-75670
GNIS feature ID	2407561[1]

Tickfaw was founded in 1852 and is a village in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 694 at the 2010 census. Tickfaw is part of the Hammond MSA. It was originally inhabited by Italian-American immigrants and continues to have a distinct Italian-American heritage.

History

The Village was incorporated in 1957 under the leadership of Joe Greco, who later became the first Mayor. The governing body consists of the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen and an elected Chief of Police.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	73		—
1960	317		—
1970	370		16.7%
1980	571		54.3%
1990	565		−1.1%
2000	617		9.2%
2010	694		12.5%
2020	806		16.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Tickfaw racial composition as of 2020^[5]

	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	425	66.93%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	115	18.11%
Native American	5	0.79%
Asian	10	1.57%
Other/Mixed	25	3.94%
Hispanic or Latino	55	8.66%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 635 people, 257 households, and 187 families residing in the village.

Notable people

• Robert Billiot, Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Jefferson Parish since 2008^[6]
• Kim Mulkey, head coach, LSU Tigers basketball; Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as both player and coach

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tickfaw, Louisiana
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
3. "ZIP Code™ Lookup | USPS". tools.usps.com.
4. "Explore Census Data". Retrieved May 28, 2021.
5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
6. "Robert E. Billiot". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}