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词条 Taft, Louisiana
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  1. History

  2. Geography

  3. Demographics

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

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Taft is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States, located on the west bank of the Mississippi River. According to the 2000 census, Taft had a total population of zero.

History

Taft is the location of a phosphate mining facility owned by IMC-Agrico, the Union Carbide Taft/Star Petrochemical Plant, which produces a variety of organic chemicals such as acrolein, Acrylic acid, and acetaldehyde, and part of the Waterford Nuclear Generating Station owned by Entergy Corporation.

Taft was the original site of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, which served Taft, Killona and Hahnville. The church was built in 1877, and in 1963, it moved to Hahnville. The cemetery is still in Taft and is still used as a burial ground by the church.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} is water. The CDP is located on the Mississippi River.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were no people living in the CDP.

See also

  • List of ghost towns in the United States#Louisiana

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}

External links

  • IMC Agrico suspends phosphate production in Taft
{{St. Charles Parish, Louisiana}}{{Louisiana-geo-stub}}

5 : Census-designated places in Louisiana|Census-designated places in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana|Census-designated places in New Orleans metropolitan area|Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River|Former populated places in Louisiana

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