Venice

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Venice

Total population

259

Median home value

$0

13.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$66,989

Venice$67k

National$74k

Coordinates29.29°, -89.36°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Venice is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Located at the southern tip of the Mississippi River Delta, it lies about 77 miles south of New Orleans on the west bank of the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 162.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Louisiana

• Port Sulphur
  26.2 mi away
• Pointe a la Hache
  31.9 mi away
• Delacroix
  41.6 mi away
• Violet
  52.7 mi away
• Lafitte
  52.9 mi away
• Barataria
  54.2 mi away
• Jean Lafitte
  54.8 mi away
• Belle Chasse
  55.1 mi away
• Golden Meadow
  55.3 mi away
• Meraux
  55.4 mi away
• Woodmere
  57.3 mi away
• Galliano
  57.8 mi away

Browse all places in Louisiana →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Venice

Analyses of water, core material, and elutriate samples collected near Buras, Louisiana (New Orleans to Venice, Louisiana, Hurricane Protection Project)

Harold L. Leone · 1977

Venice quadrangle, Louisiana--Plaquemines Parish, 1998

United States Geological Survey · 2001

Touring Louisiana's Great River Road

Mary Gehman · 2003

World Conference on Aquaculture held at Venice, Italy, September 21-25, 1981

World Conference on Aquaculture (1981 Venice) · 1981

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, 12th, Meeting Held Venice, Italy Sept. 21-25, 1981

World Mariculture Society · 1982

Kiki Smith

Kiki Smith · 1992

Deep midnight

Heather Graham · 2001

Carnaval!

Barbara Mauldin · 2004

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 95 mi
• Wildfire Merit Creek, Greene, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-09-23 · 126 mi
• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 157 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Golden Silk Spider

Trichonephila clavipes

Seen 2026-09-20

Fall Webworm Moth

Hyphantria cunea

Seen 2026-09-20

Gulf Fritillary

Dione vanillae

Seen 2026-09-20

Gray Hairstreak

Strymon melinus

Seen 2026-09-20

Four-spotted Pennant

Brachymesia gravida

Seen 2026-09-20

Scarlet Toothcup

Ammannia coccinea

Seen 2026-09-20

White Peacock

Anartia jatrophae

Seen 2026-09-20

Eastern Giant Swallowtail

Heraclides cresphontes

Seen 2026-09-20

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).