1805Government
Territory of Orleans, and in 1805 the Territorial Legislature created ten counties, among them the County of Lafourche (later Lafourche Parish).
1808Government
As early as 1808, a trading post and small village, known as "Thibodeauxville," had been established on the west bank of Bayou Lafourche, due to its strategic location near the ...
1824Government
He had provided the land for the original village center and, as lieutenant governor, assumed the office of acting governor of the State of Louisiana in 1824.
1830Government
This settlement was formally incorporated as a town in 1830 under the name "Thibodauxville", in honor of local planter Henry Schuyler Thibodaux, the son of Acadian exiles.
1838History
The name of the town was shortened to "Thibodeaux" in 1838.
1844History
In January 1844, the prominent statesman and U.S.
1862Crime
Richard D'Alton Williams, a well-known 19th-century Irish patriot, poet, and physician, died of tuberculosis in Thibodaux in 1862, and is buried in St.
1863Military
=== Civil War ===
On June 20, 1863, Texas Confederate cavalry forces attacked the Union force occupying Thibodaux and captured the town.
1868History
A life-sized reliquary of Saint Valérie, containing an arm bone, was brought to Thibodaux in 1868 and is displayed in her shrine in St.
1886Infrastructure
The Knights of Labor organized a chapter in 1886 in Shreveport, Louisiana and attracted many cane workers seeking better conditions.
1889Government
It was founded in 1889 as Lafourche Comet.
1896History
In 1896, the first rural free delivery of mail in Louisiana began in Thibodaux.
1900History
The current spelling of the city's name, "Thibodaux," was apparently officially adopted in 1900.
1950History
From 1950 until 1968, C.M.
1979Economy
It was owned by The New York Times Company from 1979 until 2011.
2000History
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,431 people, 5,500 households, and 3,355 families residing in the city.
2020History
=== Climate ===
== Demographics ==
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 15,948 people, 5,548 households, and 2,965 families residing in the city.