Carencro

Also known as Carencro, Louisiana, Carencro, LA

suburb city of Lafayette, located in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Parish: Lafayette
Mayor: Charlotte Clavier ( I )
Total: 7.86 sq mi (20.35 km )
Land: 7.86 sq mi (20.35 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 39 ft (12 m)
Density: 1,180.2/sq mi (455.69/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 ( CDT )
Fips code: 22-12665
Website: Carenco, Louisiana

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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