Place:Carencro, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

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NameCarencro
Alt namesLa Chapellesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS22003644
Saint Pierresource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS22003644
TypeCity
Coordinates30.314°N 92.044°W
Located inLafayette, Louisiana, United States
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Carencro (; historically ) is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Lafayette. The population was 7,526 at the 2010 census, up from 6,120 in 2000; at the 2020 census, its population was 9,272. The name of the city is derived from the Cajun French word for buzzard; the spot where the community was settled was one where large flocks of American black vultures roosted in the bald cypress trees. The name means "carrion crow." Carencro is part of the Lafayette metropolitan area.

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