Schriever, Louisiana
Schriever | |
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Children fishing in bayou at Schriever, 1940. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. | |
| Coordinates: 29°44′42″N 90°49′04″W / 29.74500°N 90.81778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Terrebonne |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.32 sq mi (37.08 km2) |
| • Land | 14.25 sq mi (36.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,711 |
| • Density | 471/sq mi (182/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 70395 |
| Area code | 985 |
| FIPS code | 22-68300 |
Schriever is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,711 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
The community was named for railroad official John George Schriever (1844–1898) during the 1870s opening of the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad line to Houma.