Thibodaux, Louisiana

Thibodaux, Louisiana
Downtown
Nickname: 
Queen City of Lafourche
Location of Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
Thibodaux
Location in Louisiana
Thibodaux
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 29°47′32″N 90°49′12″W / 29.79222°N 90.82000°W / 29.79222; -90.82000
Country United States
State Louisiana
ParishLafourche
Incorporated1830
Named afterHenry S. Thibodaux
Government
  MayorKevin Clement
Area
  City
6.79 sq mi (17.59 km2)
  Land6.79 sq mi (17.59 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)
  City
15,948
  Density2,348.06/sq mi (906.58/km2)
  Metro
208,178
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
70301–70302, 70310
Area code985
FIPS code22-75425
Websiteci.thibodaux.la.us

Thibodaux (/ˈtɪbəd/ TIB-ə-doh) is a city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 15,948 at the 2020 census. Thibodaux is a principal city of the HoumaBayou CaneThibodaux metropolitan statistical area.

Thibodaux is nicknamed the "Queen City of Lafourche", and is home to Nicholls State University.