Carencro, Louisiana
Carencro, Louisiana
de Carencro | |
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| City of Carencro | |
Downtown Carencro | |
Location of Carencro in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°18′51″N 92°02′37″W / 30.31417°N 92.04361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Lafayette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Charlotte Clavier (I) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.86 sq mi (20.35 km2) |
| • Land | 7.86 sq mi (20.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,272 |
| • Density | 1,180.24/sq mi (455.69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70520 |
| Area code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-12665 |
| Website | Carenco, Louisiana |
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Carencro (/ˈkærənkroʊ/; historically French: Saint-Pierre) is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Lafayette. The population was 7,526 at the 2010 census, up from 6,120 in 2000; at the 2020 census, its population was 9,272. The name of the city is derived from the Cajun French word for buzzard; the spot where the community was settled was one where large flocks of American black vultures roosted in the bald cypress trees. The name means "carrion crow." Carencro is part of the Lafayette metropolitan area.