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Houma 〔Kenyon and Knott (Addenda); Webster's New Geographical Dictionary (1984).〕 is the only city in and the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana,〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 and the largest principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government. The population was 33,727 at the 2010 census, an increase of 1,334 over the 2000 tabulation of 32,393. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Houma (city), Louisiana )〕 Many unincorporated areas are adjacent to the city of Houma; the largest, Bayou Cane, is an urbanized area commonly referred to by locals as being part of Houma. It is not included in the city's census counts, and is a separate census-designated place. If the populations of the urbanized census-designated places were included with that of the city of Houma, the total would exceed 60,000 residents. The city was named after the historic Native American tribe of Houma people, believed to be related to the Choctaw. The United Houma Nation Tribe is recognized by the state of Louisiana, although it has not achieved federal recognition.〔State of Louisiana ("List of state and federally recognized tribes" )〕 Houma was rated as an "Affordable" city by Demographia's International Housing Survey. ==History== Houma was founded by European Americans in 1834 at a former settlement of the Houma people, who historically occupied this area. The city was named after them. The city of Houma was incorporated in 1848. The United Houma Nation and two other Houma tribes have been recognized by the state. Houma is also rated as a medium size city. The area was developed for plantations in the antebellum years, which were worked primarily by enslaved African Americans. Since the late 19th century, the area has become more industrialized and developed for trade. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Houma, Louisiana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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