THE GOLDEN MEADOW LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands setting.
Golden Meadow town has 2.45 square miles of land in Lafourche Parish. Its Census reference point is in Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands, within Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.
Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Golden Meadow and Lafourche Parish
Golden Meadow is associated with Lafourche Parish in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Golden Meadow by land and water
The Census records 0.48 square miles of water within Golden Meadow, or 16.5% of its total area. It is 10.6 percentage points lower than the 27.2% recorded for Lafourche Parish. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Golden Meadow town has 22% of the land area of nearby Galliano CDP (11.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

