Louisiana is: a state located in theββSouthern United States. Accordingββto the 2020 United States census, Louisiana is the 25th most populous state with 4,657,757 inhabitants and the 33rd largest by land area spanning 43,203.90 square miles (111,897.6 km) of land. Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes, which are equivalentββto counties, and contains 304 municipalities consisting of four consolidated city-parishes, "and 304 cities," towns, "and villages." Louisiana's municipalities cover only 7.8% of the "state's land mass." But are home to 46.4% of its population.
According to the 2015 Louisiana Laws Revised Statutes, residents of any unincorporated area may propose to incorporate as a municipality if the area meets prescribed minimum population thresholds. Municipal corporations are divided based on population into three classes: cities, towns, and villages. Those having five thousand inhabitants. Or more are classified as cities; those having less than five thousand but more than one thousand inhabitants are classified as towns; and those having one thousand/fewer inhabitants are classified as villages. The governor may change the classification of the municipality if the board of aldermen requests a change. And a census shows that the population has increased or decreased making it eligible for a different classification. Municipalities are granted powers to perform functions required by local governments including the levy and collection of taxes and to assume indebtedness.
The largest municipality by population in Louisiana in 2020 is New Orleans with 383,997 residents, and the smallest is Mound with 12 residents. The largest municipality by land area is New Orleans, which spans 169.49 sq mi (439.0 km), while Napoleonville is the smallest at 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km). The first municipality to incorporate was Natchitoches in 1712 and the newest is Central in 2005.
List of municipalitiesβ»
- Most populous municipalities in Louisiana
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Skyline of New Orleans, the most populous municipality in Louisiana
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Baton Rouge, capital and second most populous municipality in Louisiana
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Skyline of Shreveport, third most populous municipality in Louisiana
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Lafayette, fourth most populous municipality in Louisiana
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Lake Charles, fifth most populous municipality in Louisiana
β Parish seat
β‘ State capital and parish seat
Name | Type | Parish | Population (2020) |
Population (2010) |
Change | Land area (2020) |
Population density | Year of incorporation | |
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sq mi | km | ||||||||
Abbevilleβ | City | Vermilion | 11,186 | 12,257 | β8.7% | 6.05 | 15.7 | 1,848.9/sq mi (713.9/km) | 1850 |
Abita Springs | Town | St. Tammany | 2,631 | 2,365 | +11.2% | 4.59 | 11.9 | 573.2/sq mi (221.3/km) | 1903 |
Addis | Town | West Baton Rouge | 6,731 | 3,593 | +87.3% | 4.20 | 10.9 | 1,602.6/sq mi (618.8/km) | 1915 |
Albany | Town | Livingston | 1,235 | 1,088 | +13.5% | 1.34 | 3.5 | 921.6/sq mi (355.8/km) | 1953 |
Alexandriaβ | City | Rapides | 46,180 | 47,723 | β3.2% | 28.49 | 73.8 | 1,620.9/sq mi (625.8/km) | 1818 |
Amite Cityβ | Town | Tangipahoa | 4,005 | 4,141 | β3.3% | 3.88 | 10.0 | 1,032.2/sq mi (398.5/km) | 1861 |
Anacoco | Village | Vernon | 851 | 869 | β2.1% | 3.08 | 8.0 | 276.3/sq mi (106.7/km) | 1979 |
Angie | Village | Washington | 258 | 251 | +2.8% | 1.53 | 4.0 | 168.6/sq mi (65.1/km) | 1908 |
Arcadiaβ | Town | Bienville | 2,746 | 2,919 | β5.9% | 3.65 | 9.5 | 752.3/sq mi (290.5/km) | 1855 |
Arnaudville | Town | St. Landry, St. Martin | 1,009 | 1,057 | β4.5% | 0.69 | 1.8 | 1,462.3/sq mi (564.6/km) | 1870 |
Ashland | Village | Natchitoches | 194 | 269 | β27.9% | 26.99 | 69.9 | 7.2/sq mi (2.8/km) | 1963 |
Athens | Village | Claiborne | 237 | 249 | β4.8% | 3.50 | 9.1 | 67.7/sq mi (26.1/km) | 1902 |
Atlanta | Village | Winn | 149 | 163 | β8.6% | 1.08 | 2.8 | 138.0/sq mi (53.3/km) | 1907 |
Baker | City | East Baton Rouge | 12,455 | 13,895 | β10.4% | 8.40 | 21.8 | 1,482.7/sq mi (572.5/km) | 1944 |
Baldwin | Town | St. Mary | 1,762 | 2,436 | β27.7% | 3.22 | 8.3 | 547.2/sq mi (211.3/km) | 1913 |
Ball | Town | Rapides | 3,961 | 4,000 | β1.0% | 7.95 | 20.6 | 498.2/sq mi (192.4/km) | 1972 |
Basile | Town | Acadia, Evangeline | 1,214 | 1,821 | β33.3% | 1.16 | 3.0 | 1,046.6/sq mi (404.1/km) | 1911 |
Baskin | Village | Franklin | 210 | 254 | β17.3% | 1.33 | 3.4 | 157.9/sq mi (61.0/km) | 1917 |
Bastropβ | City | Morehouse | 9,691 | 11,365 | β14.7% | 8.56 | 22.2 | 1,132.1/sq mi (437.1/km) | 1852 |
Baton Rougeβ‘ | Consolidated Government |
East Baton Rouge | 227,470 | 229,493 | β0.88% | 86.32 | 223.6 | 2,635.2/sq mi (1,017.5/km) | 1817 |
Belcher | Village | Caddo | 248 | 263 | β5.7% | 1.57 | 4.1 | 158.0/sq mi (61.0/km) | 1966 |
Bentonβ | Town | Bossier | 2,048 | 1,948 | +5.1% | 2.16 | 5.6 | 948.1/sq mi (366.1/km) | 1876 |
Bernice | Town | Union | 1,356 | 1,689 | β19.7% | 3.23 | 8.4 | 419.8/sq mi (162.1/km) | 1899 |
Berwick | Town | St. Mary | 4,771 | 4,946 | β3.5% | 5.90 | 15.3 | 808.6/sq mi (312.2/km) | 1907 |
Bienville | Village | Bienville | 191 | 218 | β12.4% | 11.04 | 28.6 | 17.3/sq mi (6.7/km) | 1904 |
Blanchard | Town | Caddo | 3,538 | 2,899 | +22.0% | 3.49 | 9.0 | 1,013.8/sq mi (391.4/km) | 1961 |
Bogalusa | City | Washington | 10,659 | 12,232 | β12.9% | 9.51 | 24.6 | 1,120.8/sq mi (432.8/km) | 1914 |
Bonita | Village | Morehouse | 170 | 284 | β40.1% | 1.35 | 3.5 | 125.9/sq mi (48.6/km) | 1903 |
Bossier City | City | Bossier | 62,701 | 61,315 | +2.3% | 43.80 | 113.4 | 1,431.5/sq mi (552.7/km) | 1951 |
Boyce | Town | Rapides | 888 | 1,004 | β11.6% | 0.46 | 1.2 | 1,930.4/sq mi (745.3/km) | 1887 |
Breaux Bridge | City | St. Martin | 7,513 | 8,139 | β7.7% | 7.72 | 20.0 | 973.2/sq mi (375.7/km) | 1859 |
Broussard | City | Lafayette, St. Martin | 13,417 | 8,197 | +63.7% | 17.89 | 46.3 | 750.0/sq mi (289.6/km) | 1905 |
Brusly | Town | West Baton Rouge | 2,578 | 2,589 | β0.4% | 2.21 | 5.7 | 1,166.5/sq mi (450.4/km) | 1901 |
Bryceland | Village | Bienville | 87 | 108 | β19.4% | 2.33 | 6.0 | 37.3/sq mi (14.4/km) | 1911 |
Bunkie | City | Avoyelles | 3,346 | 4,171 | β19.8% | 3.02 | 7.8 | 1,107.9/sq mi (427.8/km) | 1885 |
Calvin | Village | Winn | 242 | 238 | +1.7% | 2.29 | 5.9 | 105.7/sq mi (40.8/km) | 1951 |
Campti | Town | Natchitoches | 887 | 1,056 | β16.0% | 1.04 | 2.7 | 852.9/sq mi (329.3/km) | 1857 |
Cankton | Village | St. Landry | 583 | 484 | +20.5% | 2.04 | 5.3 | 285.8/sq mi (110.3/km) | 1960 |
Carencro | City | Lafayette | 9,272 | 7,526 | +23.2% | 7.86 | 20.4 | 1,179.6/sq mi (455.5/km) | 1905 |
Castor | Village | Bienville | 230 | 258 | β10.9% | 1.19 | 3.1 | 193.3/sq mi (74.6/km) | 1920 |
Central | City | East Baton Rouge | 29,565 | 26,864 | +10.1% | 62.26 | 161.3 | 474.9/sq mi (183.3/km) | 2005 |
Chataignier | Village | Evangeline | 259 | 364 | β28.8% | 0.63 | 1.6 | 411.1/sq mi (158.7/km) | 1972 |
Chatham | Town | Jackson | 491 | 557 | β11.8% | 0.99 | 2.6 | 496.0/sq mi (191.5/km) | 1909 |
Cheneyville | Town | Rapides | 468 | 625 | β25.1% | 1.02 | 2.6 | 458.8/sq mi (177.2/km) | 1836 |
Choudrant | Village | Lincoln | 989 | 845 | +17.0% | 4.23 | 11.0 | 233.8/sq mi (90.3/km) | 1915 |
Church Point | Town | Acadia | 4,179 | 4,560 | β8.4% | 2.89 | 7.5 | 1,446.0/sq mi (558.3/km) | 1898 |
Clarence | Village | Natchitoches | 326 | 499 | β34.7% | 1.57 | 4.1 | 207.6/sq mi (80.2/km) | 1951 |
Clarks | Village | Caldwell | 1,052 | 1,017 | +3.4% | 0.96 | 2.5 | 1,095.8/sq mi (423.1/km) | 1953 |
Clayton | Town | Concordia | 584 | 711 | β17.9% | 1.58 | 4.1 | 369.6/sq mi (142.7/km) | 1946 |
Clintonβ | Town | East Feliciana | 1,340 | 1,653 | β18.9% | 2.74 | 7.1 | 489.1/sq mi (188.8/km) | 1852 |
Colfaxβ | Town | Grant | 1,428 | 1,558 | β8.3% | 1.49 | 3.9 | 958.4/sq mi (370.0/km) | 1878 |
Collinston | Village | Morehouse | 274 | 287 | β4.5% | 1.13 | 2.9 | 242.5/sq mi (93.6/km) | 1904 |
Columbiaβ | Town | Caldwell | 277 | 390 | β29.0% | 0.76 | 2.0 | 364.5/sq mi (140.7/km) | 1847 |
Converse | Village | Sabine | 379 | 440 | β13.9% | 2.18 | 5.6 | 173.9/sq mi (67.1/km) | 1921 |
Cottonport | Town | Avoyelles | 2,023 | 2,006 | +0.8% | 2.01 | 5.2 | 1,006.5/sq mi (388.6/km) | 1888 |
Cotton Valley | Town | Webster | 787 | 1,009 | β22.0% | 2.63 | 6.8 | 299.2/sq mi (115.5/km) | 1912 |
Coushattaβ | Town | Red River | 1,752 | 1,964 | β10.8% | 3.34 | 8.7 | 524.6/sq mi (202.5/km) | 1872 |
Covingtonβ | City | St. Tammany | 11,564 | 8,765 | +31.9% | 8.02 | 20.8 | 1,441.9/sq mi (556.7/km) | 1816 |
Creola | Village | Grant | 242 | 213 | +13.6% | 0.41 | 1.1 | 590.2/sq mi (227.9/km) | 2000 |
Crowleyβ | City | Acadia | 11,710 | 13,265 | β11.7% | 5.85 | 15.2 | 2,001.7/sq mi (772.9/km) | 1887 |
Cullen | Town | Webster | 716 | 1,163 | β38.4% | 1.15 | 3.0 | 622.6/sq mi (240.4/km) | 1955 |
Delcambre | Town | Iberia, Vermilion | 1,793 | 1,866 | β3.9% | 1.17 | 3.0 | 1,532.5/sq mi (591.7/km) | 1907 |
Delhi | Town | Richland | 2,622 | 2,919 | β10.2% | 2.87 | 7.4 | 913.6/sq mi (352.7/km) | 1900 |
Delta | Village | Madison | 232 | 284 | β18.3% | 4.44 | 11.5 | 52.3/sq mi (20.2/km) | 1969 |
Denham Springs | City | Livingston | 9,286 | 10,215 | β9.1% | 7.29 | 18.9 | 1,273.8/sq mi (491.8/km) | 1903 |
DeQuincy | City | Calcasieu | 3,144 | 3,235 | β2.8% | 3.20 | 8.3 | 982.5/sq mi (379.3/km) | 1947 |
DeRidderβ | City | Beauregard, Vernon | 9,852 | 10,578 | β6.9% | 9.29 | 24.1 | 1,060.5/sq mi (409.5/km) | 1903 |
Dixie Inn | Village | Webster | 293 | 273 | +7.3% | 0.48 | 1.2 | 610.4/sq mi (235.7/km) | 1976 |
Dodson | Village | Winn | 294 | 337 | β12.8% | 2.25 | 5.8 | 130.7/sq mi (50.5/km) | 1901 |
Donaldsonvilleβ | City | Ascension | 6,695 | 7,436 | β10.0% | 3.78 | 9.8 | 1,771.2/sq mi (683.9/km) | 1813 |
Downsville | Village | Lincoln, Union | 120 | 141 | β14.9% | 0.74 | 1.9 | 162.2/sq mi (62.6/km) | 1972 |
Doyline | Village | Webster | 674 | 818 | β17.6% | 3.33 | 8.6 | 202.4/sq mi (78.1/km) | 1948 |
Dry Prong | Village | Grant | 455 | 436 | +4.4% | 1.39 | 3.6 | 327.3/sq mi (126.4/km) | 1947 |
Dubach | Town | Lincoln | 908 | 961 | β5.5% | 1.82 | 4.7 | 498.9/sq mi (192.6/km) | 1901 |
Dubberly | Village | Webster | 250 | 273 | β8.4% | 3.94 | 10.2 | 63.5/sq mi (24.5/km) | 1959 |
Duson | Town | Acadia, Lafayette | 1,326 | 1,716 | β22.7% | 3.01 | 7.8 | 440.5/sq mi (170.1/km) | 1909 |
East Hodge | Village | Jackson | 204 | 289 | β29.4% | 0.23 | 0.60 | 887.0/sq mi (342.5/km) | 1968 |
Edgefield | Village | Red River | 204 | 218 | β6.4% | 0.25 | 0.65 | 816.0/sq mi (315.1/km) | 1966 |
Elizabeth | Village | Allen | 417 | 532 | β21.6% | 1.65 | 4.3 | 252.7/sq mi (97.6/km) | 1964 |
Elton | Town | Jefferson Davis | 992 | 1,128 | β12.1% | 1.66 | 4.3 | 597.6/sq mi (230.7/km) | 1911 |
Epps | Village | West Carroll | 358 | 854 | β58.1% | 0.97 | 2.5 | 369.1/sq mi (142.5/km) | 1939 |
Erath | Town | Vermilion | 2,028 | 2,114 | β4.1% | 1.76 | 4.6 | 1,152.3/sq mi (444.9/km) | 1898 |
Eros | Town | Jackson | 130 | 155 | β16.1% | 1.00 | 2.6 | 130.0/sq mi (50.2/km) | 1905 |
Estherwood | Village | Acadia | 694 | 889 | β21.9% | 1.86 | 4.8 | 373.1/sq mi (144.1/km) | 1901 |
Eunice | City | Acadia, St. Landry | 9,422 | 10,398 | β9.4% | 5.14 | 13.3 | 1,833.1/sq mi (707.8/km) | 1894 |
Evergreen | Town | Avoyelles | 215 | 310 | β30.6% | 1.02 | 2.6 | 210.8/sq mi (81.4/km) | 1871 |
Farmervilleβ | Town | Union | 3,366 | 3,860 | β12.8% | 5.78 | 15.0 | 582.4/sq mi (224.8/km) | 1842 |
Fenton | Village | Jefferson Davis | 226 | 379 | β40.4% | 0.49 | 1.3 | 461.2/sq mi (178.1/km) | 1951 |
Ferriday | Town | Concordia | 3,189 | 3,511 | β9.2% | 1.63 | 4.2 | 1,956.4/sq mi (755.4/km) | 1906 |
Fisher | Village | Sabine | 197 | 230 | β14.3% | 0.62 | 1.6 | 317.7/sq mi (122.7/km) | 1971 |
Florien | Village | Sabine | 553 | 633 | β12.6% | 2.23 | 5.8 | 248.0/sq mi (95.7/km) | 1959 |
Folsom | Village | St. Tammany | 769 | 716 | +7.4% | 1.91 | 4.9 | 402.6/sq mi (155.5/km) | 1915 |
Fordoche | Town | Pointe Coupee | 910 | 928 | β1.9% | 2.43 | 6.3 | 374.5/sq mi (144.6/km) | 1961 |
Forest | Village | West Carroll | 304 | 355 | β14.4% | 1.67 | 4.3 | 182.0/sq mi (70.3/km) | 1967 |
Forest Hill | Village | Rapides | 605 | 818 | β26.0% | 3.76 | 9.7 | 160.9/sq mi (62.1/km) | 1921 |
Franklinβ | City | St. Mary | 6,728 | 7,660 | β12.2% | 9.92 | 25.7 | 678.2/sq mi (261.9/km) | 1820 |
Franklintonβ | Town | Washington | 3,662 | 3,857 | β5.1% | 4.37 | 11.3 | 838.0/sq mi (323.5/km) | 1861 |
French Settlement | Village | Livingston | 1,073 | 1,116 | β3.9% | 2.73 | 7.1 | 393.0/sq mi (151.8/km) | 1965 |
Georgetown | Town | Grant | 277 | 327 | β15.3% | 1.30 | 3.4 | 213.1/sq mi (82.3/km) | 1949 |
Gibsland | Town | Bienville | 773 | 979 | β21.0% | 2.63 | 6.8 | 293.9/sq mi (113.5/km) | 1903 |
Gilbert | Village | Franklin | 449 | 521 | β13.8% | 1.05 | 2.7 | 427.6/sq mi (165.1/km) | 1912 |
Gilliam | Village | Caddo | 123 | 164 | β25.0% | 2.37 | 6.1 | 51.9/sq mi (20.0/km) | 1968 |
Glenmora | Town | Rapides | 1,087 | 1,342 | β19.0% | 1.73 | 4.5 | 628.3/sq mi (242.6/km) | 1914 |
Golden Meadow | Town | Lafourche | 1,761 | 2,101 | β16.2% | 2.45 | 6.3 | 718.8/sq mi (277.5/km) | 1950 |
Goldonna | Village | Natchitoches | 428 | 430 | β0.5% | 13.07 | 33.9 | 32.7/sq mi (12.6/km) | 1911 |
Gonzales | City | Ascension | 12,231 | 9,781 | +25.0% | 9.14 | 23.7 | 1,338.2/sq mi (516.7/km) | 1922 |
Grambling | City | Lincoln | 5,239 | 4,949 | +5.9% | 5.90 | 15.3 | 888.0/sq mi (342.8/km) | 1953 |
Gramercy | Town | St. James | 2,932 | 3,613 | β18.8% | 2.01 | 5.2 | 1,458.7/sq mi (563.2/km) | 1947 |
Grand Cane | Village | De Soto | 217 | 242 | β10.3% | 1.13 | 2.9 | 192.0/sq mi (74.1/km) | 1899 |
Grand Coteau | Town | St. Landry | 776 | 947 | β18.1% | 2.42 | 6.3 | 320.7/sq mi (123.8/km) | 1855 |
Grand Isle | Town | Jefferson | 1,005 | 1,296 | β22.5% | 6.40 | 16.6 | 157.0/sq mi (60.6/km) | 1959 |
Grayson | Village | Caldwell | 449 | 532 | β15.6% | 1.27 | 3.3 | 353.5/sq mi (136.5/km) | 1916 |
Greensburgβ | Town | St. Helena | 629 | 718 | β12.4% | 2.52 | 6.5 | 249.6/sq mi (96.4/km) | 1869 |
Greenwood | Town | Caddo | 3,166 | 3,219 | β1.6% | 8.99 | 23.3 | 352.2/sq mi (136.0/km) | 1970 |
Gretnaβ | City | Jefferson | 17,814 | 17,736 | +0.4% | 4.04 | 10.5 | 4,409.4/sq mi (1,702.5/km) | 1913 |
Grosse Tete | Village | Iberville | 548 | 647 | β15.3% | 1.47 | 3.8 | 372.8/sq mi (143.9/km) | 1952 |
Gueydan | Town | Vermilion | 1,165 | 1,398 | β16.7% | 0.91 | 2.4 | 1,280.2/sq mi (494.3/km) | 1899 |
Hall Summit | Village | Red River | 268 | 300 | β10.7% | 1.67 | 4.3 | 160.5/sq mi (62.0/km) | 1961 |
Hammond | City | Tangipahoa | 19,584 | 20,019 | β2.2% | 14.04 | 36.4 | 1,394.9/sq mi (538.6/km) | 1889 |
Harahan | City | Jefferson | 9,116 | 9,277 | β1.7% | 2.02 | 5.2 | 4,512.9/sq mi (1,742.4/km) | 1920 |
Harrisonburgβ | Village | Catahoula | 277 | 348 | β20.4% | 0.97 | 2.5 | 285.6/sq mi (110.3/km) | 1836 |
Haughton | Town | Bossier | 4,539 | 3,454 | +31.4% | 5.71 | 14.8 | 794.9/sq mi (306.9/km) | 1921 |
Haynesville | Town | Claiborne | 2,039 | 2,327 | β12.4% | 4.83 | 12.5 | 422.2/sq mi (163.0/km) | 1901 |
Heflin | Village | Webster | 213 | 244 | β12.7% | 1.91 | 4.9 | 111.5/sq mi (43.1/km) | 1952 |
Henderson | Town | St. Martin | 1,617 | 1,674 | β3.4% | 2.99 | 7.7 | 540.8/sq mi (208.8/km) | 1971 |
Hessmer | Village | Avoyelles | 772 | 802 | β3.7% | 0.83 | 2.1 | 930.1/sq mi (359.1/km) | 1955 |
Hodge | Village | Jackson | 382 | 470 | β18.7% | 0.97 | 2.5 | 393.8/sq mi (152.1/km) | 1928 |
Homerβ | Town | Claiborne | 2,747 | 3,237 | β15.1% | 4.65 | 12.0 | 590.8/sq mi (228.1/km) | 1850 |
Hornbeck | Town | Vernon | 430 | 480 | β10.4% | 1.15 | 3.0 | 373.9/sq mi (144.4/km) | 1902 |
Hosston | Village | Caddo | 244 | 318 | β23.3% | 2.66 | 6.9 | 91.7/sq mi (35.4/km) | 1967 |
Houmaβ | Consolidated Government |
Terrebonne | 33,406 | 33,727 | β1.0% | 14.47 | 37.5 | 2,308.6/sq mi (891.4/km) | 1834 |
Ida | Village | Caddo | 217 | 221 | β1.8% | 1.28 | 3.3 | 169.5/sq mi (65.5/km) | 1967 |
Independence | Town | Tangipahoa | 1,635 | 1,665 | β1.8% | 2.41 | 6.2 | 678.4/sq mi (261.9/km) | 1903 |
Iota | Town | Acadia | 1,304 | 1,500 | β13.1% | 1.27 | 3.3 | 1,026.8/sq mi (396.4/km) | 1902 |
Iowa | Town | Calcasieu | 3,436 | 2,996 | +14.7% | 3.17 | 8.2 | 1,083.9/sq mi (418.5/km) | 1952 |
Jackson | Town | East Feliciana | 3,990 | 3,842 | +3.9% | 4.46 | 11.6 | 894.6/sq mi (345.4/km) | 1832 |
Jamestown | Town | Bienville | 100 | 139 | β28.1% | 1.75 | 4.5 | 57.1/sq mi (22.1/km) | 1967 |
Jeanerette | City | Iberia | 4,813 | 5,530 | β13.0% | 2.31 | 6.0 | 2,083.5/sq mi (804.5/km) | 1878 |
Jean Lafitte | Town | Jefferson | 1,809 | 1,903 | β4.9% | 5.85 | 15.2 | 309.2/sq mi (119.4/km) | 1974 |
Jenaβ | Town | La Salle | 4,155 | 3,398 | +22.3% | 5.50 | 14.2 | 755.5/sq mi (291.7/km) | 1909 |
Jenningsβ | City | Jefferson Davis | 9,837 | 10,383 | β5.3% | 10.41 | 27.0 | 945.0/sq mi (364.8/km) | 1888 |
Jonesboroβ | Town | Jackson | 4,106 | 4,704 | β12.7% | 4.85 | 12.6 | 846.6/sq mi (326.9/km) | 1901 |
Jonesville | Town | Catahoula | 1,728 | 2,265 | β23.7% | 1.92 | 5.0 | 900.0/sq mi (347.5/km) | 1890 |
Junction City | Village | Claiborne, Union | 437 | 582 | β24.9% | 1.23 | 3.2 | 355.3/sq mi (137.2/km) | 1907 |
Kaplan | City | Vermilion | 4,352 | 4,600 | β5.4% | 2.33 | 6.0 | 1,867.8/sq mi (721.2/km) | 1903 |
Keachi | Town | De Soto | 243 | 295 | β17.6% | 5.03 | 13.0 | 48.3/sq mi (18.7/km) | 1858 |
Kenner | City | Jefferson | 66,448 | 66,702 | β0.4% | 14.88 | 38.5 | 4,465.6/sq mi (1,724.2/km) | 1867 |
Kentwood | Town | Tangipahoa | 2,145 | 2,198 | β2.4% | 7.11 | 18.4 | 301.7/sq mi (116.5/km) | 1893 |
Kilbourne | Village | West Carroll | 351 | 416 | β15.6% | 1.39 | 3.6 | 252.5/sq mi (97.5/km) | 1954 |
Killian | Town | Livingston | 1,177 | 1,206 | β2.4% | 10.88 | 28.2 | 108.2/sq mi (41.8/km) | 1968 |
Kinder | Town | Allen | 2,170 | 2,477 | β12.4% | 5.53 | 14.3 | 392.4/sq mi (151.5/km) | 1903 |
Krotz Springs | Town | St. Landry | 904 | 1,198 | β24.5% | 1.73 | 4.5 | 522.5/sq mi (201.8/km) | 1917 |
Lafayetteβ | Consolidated Government |
Lafayette | 121,374 | 120,623 | +0.6% | 55.82 | 144.6 | 2,174.4/sq mi (839.5/km) | 1836 |
Lake Arthur | Town | Jefferson Davis | 2,595 | 2,738 | β5.2% | 1.85 | 4.8 | 1,402.7/sq mi (541.6/km) | 1904 |
Lake Charlesβ | City | Calcasieu | 84,872 | 71,993 | +17.9% | 45.65 | 118.2 | 1,859.2/sq mi (717.8/km) | 1867 |
Lake Providenceβ | Town | East Carroll | 3,587 | 3,991 | β10.1% | 3.60 | 9.3 | 996.4/sq mi (384.7/km) | 1848 |
Lecompte | Town | Rapides | 845 | 1,227 | β31.1% | 1.06 | 2.7 | 797.2/sq mi (307.8/km) | 1904 |
Leesvilleβ | City | Vernon | 5,649 | 6,612 | β14.6% | 7.65 | 19.8 | 738.4/sq mi (285.1/km) | 1900 |
Leonville | Town | St. Landry | 868 | 1,084 | β19.9% | 2.73 | 7.1 | 317.9/sq mi (122.8/km) | 1911 |
Lillie | Village | Union | 111 | 118 | β5.9% | 1.93 | 5.0 | 57.5/sq mi (22.2/km) | 1966 |
Lisbon | Village | Claiborne | 173 | 185 | β6.5% | 13.12 | 34.0 | 13.2/sq mi (5.1/km) | 1958 |
Livingstonβ | Town | Livingston | 1,877 | 1,769 | +6.1% | 3.22 | 8.3 | 582.9/sq mi (225.1/km) | 1955 |
Livonia | Town | Pointe Coupee | 1,212 | 1,442 | β16.0% | 1.89 | 4.9 | 641.3/sq mi (247.6/km) | 1959 |
Lockport | Town | Lafourche | 2,490 | 2,578 | β3.4% | 1.13 | 2.9 | 2,203.5/sq mi (850.8/km) | 1899 |
Logansport | Town | De Soto | 1,340 | 1,555 | β13.8% | 3.40 | 8.8 | 394.1/sq mi (152.2/km) | 1925 |
Longstreet | Village | De Soto | 115 | 157 | β26.8% | 2.05 | 5.3 | 56.1/sq mi (21.7/km) | 1919 |
Loreauville | Village | Iberia | 658 | 887 | β25.8% | 0.45 | 1.2 | 1,462.2/sq mi (564.6/km) | 1909 |
Lucky | Village | Bienville | 251 | 272 | β7.7% | 8.17 | 21.2 | 30.7/sq mi (11.9/km) | 1974 |
Lutcher | Town | St. James | 3,133 | 3,559 | β12.0% | 3.37 | 8.7 | 929.7/sq mi (358.9/km) | 1912 |
McNary | Village | Rapides | 201 | 211 | β4.7% | 1.84 | 4.8 | 109.2/sq mi (42.2/km) | 1913 |
Madisonville | Town | St. Tammany | 850 | 748 | +13.6% | 2.53 | 6.6 | 336.0/sq mi (129.7/km) | 1817 |
Mamou | Town | Evangeline | 2,936 | 3,242 | β9.4% | 1.41 | 3.7 | 2,082.3/sq mi (804.0/km) | 1911 |
Mandeville | City | St. Tammany | 13,192 | 11,560 | +14.1% | 7.12 | 18.4 | 1,852.8/sq mi (715.4/km) | 1840 |
Mangham | Village | Richland | 624 | 672 | β7.1% | 1.11 | 2.9 | 562.2/sq mi (217.1/km) | 1907 |
Mansfieldβ | City | De Soto | 4,714 | 5,001 | β5.7% | 3.65 | 9.5 | 1,291.5/sq mi (498.7/km) | 1847 |
Mansura | Town | Avoyelles | 1,320 | 1,419 | β7.0% | 2.85 | 7.4 | 463.2/sq mi (178.8/km) | 1860 |
Manyβ | Town | Sabine | 2,571 | 2,853 | β9.9% | 3.41 | 8.8 | 754.0/sq mi (291.1/km) | 1843 |
Maringouin | Town | Iberville | 891 | 1,098 | β18.9% | 0.74 | 1.9 | 1,204.1/sq mi (464.9/km) | 1907 |
Marion | Town | Union | 623 | 765 | β18.6% | 3.21 | 8.3 | 194.1/sq mi (74.9/km) | 1909 |
Marksvilleβ | City | Avoyelles | 5,065 | 5,702 | β11.2% | 4.81 | 12.5 | 1,053.0/sq mi (406.6/km) | 1843 |
Martin | Village | Red River | 524 | 594 | β11.8% | 11.55 | 29.9 | 45.4/sq mi (17.5/km) | 1971 |
Maurice | Village | Vermilion | 2,118 | 964 | +119.7% | 2.78 | 7.2 | 761.9/sq mi (294.2/km) | 1911 |
Melville | Town | St. Landry | 759 | 1,041 | β27.1% | 1.26 | 3.3 | 602.4/sq mi (232.6/km) | 1899 |
Mermentau | Village | Acadia | 516 | 661 | β21.9% | 2.13 | 5.5 | 242.3/sq mi (93.5/km) | 1899 |
Mer Rouge | Village | Morehouse | 491 | 628 | β21.8% | 1.17 | 3.0 | 419.7/sq mi (162.0/km) | 1898 |
Merryville | Town | Beauregard | 967 | 1,103 | β12.3% | 9.79 | 25.4 | 98.8/sq mi (38.1/km) | 1912 |
Mindenβ | City | Webster | 11,928 | 13,082 | β8.8% | 15.04 | 39.0 | 793.1/sq mi (306.2/km) | 1854 |
Monroeβ | City | Ouachita | 47,702 | 48,815 | β2.3% | 29.66 | 76.8 | 1,608.3/sq mi (621.0/km) | 1820 |
Montgomery | Town | Grant | 622 | 730 | β14.8% | 2.07 | 5.4 | 300.5/sq mi (116.0/km) | 1859 |
Montpelier | Village | St. Helena | 196 | 266 | β26.3% | 1.87 | 4.8 | 104.8/sq mi (40.5/km) | 1957 |
Mooringsport | Town | Caddo | 748 | 793 | β5.7% | 1.29 | 3.3 | 579.8/sq mi (223.9/km) | 1910 |
Moreauville | Village | Avoyelles | 984 | 929 | +5.9% | 3.03 | 7.8 | 324.8/sq mi (125.4/km) | 1904 |
Morgan City | City | St. Martin, St. Mary | 11,472 | 12,404 | β7.5% | 5.98 | 15.5 | 1,918.4/sq mi (740.7/km) | 1860 |
Morganza | Village | Pointe Coupee | 525 | 610 | β13.9% | 1.21 | 3.1 | 433.9/sq mi (167.5/km) | 1908 |
Morse | Village | Acadia | 599 | 812 | β26.2% | 1.40 | 3.6 | 427.9/sq mi (165.2/km) | 1906 |
Mound | Village | Madison | 12 | 19 | β36.8% | 0.52 | 1.3 | 23.1/sq mi (8.9/km) | 1916 |
Mount Lebanon | Town | Bienville | 66 | 83 | β20.5% | 4.03 | 10.4 | 16.4/sq mi (6.3/km) | 1853 |
Napoleonvilleβ | Village | Assumption | 540 | 660 | β18.2% | 0.17 | 0.44 | 3,176.5/sq mi (1,226.4/km) | 1878 |
Natchez | Village | Natchitoches | 489 | 597 | β18.1% | 1.03 | 2.7 | 474.8/sq mi (183.3/km) | 1973 |
Natchitochesβ | City | Natchitoches | 18,039 | 18,323 | β1.5% | 22.69 | 58.8 | 795.0/sq mi (307.0/km) | 1714 |
Newellton | Town | Tensas | 886 | 1,187 | β25.4% | 0.76 | 2.0 | 1,165.8/sq mi (450.1/km) | 1900 |
New Iberiaβ | City | Iberia | 28,555 | 30,617 | β6.7% | 11.14 | 28.9 | 2,563.3/sq mi (989.7/km) | 1839 |
New Llano | Town | Vernon | 2,213 | 2,504 | β11.6% | 2.67 | 6.9 | 828.8/sq mi (320.0/km) | 1942 |
New Orleansβ | Consolidated Government |
Orleans | 383,997 | 343,829 | +11.7% | 169.49 | 439.0 | 2,265.6/sq mi (874.8/km) | 1805 |
New Roadsβ | City | Pointe Coupee | 4,549 | 4,831 | β5.8% | 4.58 | 11.9 | 993.2/sq mi (383.5/km) | 1894 |
Noble | Village | Sabine | 200 | 252 | β20.6% | 1.03 | 2.7 | 194.2/sq mi (75.0/km) | 1901 |
North Hodge | Village | Jackson | 296 | 388 | β23.7% | 0.68 | 1.8 | 435.3/sq mi (168.1/km) | 1953 |
Norwood | Village | East Feliciana | 279 | 322 | β13.4% | 4.08 | 10.6 | 68.4/sq mi (26.4/km) | 1948 |
Oakdale | City | Allen | 6,692 | 7,780 | β14.0% | 5.19 | 13.4 | 1,289.4/sq mi (497.8/km) | 1913 |
Oak Groveβ | Town | West Carroll | 1,441 | 1,727 | β16.6% | 1.72 | 4.5 | 837.8/sq mi (323.5/km) | 1909 |
Oak Ridge | Village | Morehouse | 124 | 144 | β13.9% | 0.99 | 2.6 | 125.3/sq mi (48.4/km) | 1882 |
Oberlinβ | Town | Allen | 1,402 | 1,770 | β20.8% | 4.38 | 11.3 | 320.1/sq mi (123.6/km) | 1900 |
Oil City | Town | Caddo | 901 | 1,008 | β10.6% | 1.78 | 4.6 | 506.2/sq mi (195.4/km) | 1940 |
Olla | Town | La Salle | 1,295 | 1,385 | β6.5% | 3.93 | 10.2 | 329.5/sq mi (127.2/km) | 1899 |
Opelousasβ | City | St. Landry | 15,786 | 16,634 | β5.1% | 9.67 | 25.0 | 1,632.5/sq mi (630.3/km) | 1906 |
Palmetto | Village | St. Landry | 92 | 164 | β43.9% | 0.89 | 2.3 | 103.4/sq mi (39.9/km) | 1912 |
Parks | Village | St. Martin | 640 | 653 | β2.0% | 0.85 | 2.2 | 752.9/sq mi (290.7/km) | 1898 |
Patterson | City | St. Mary | 5,931 | 6,112 | β3.0% | 2.52 | 6.5 | 2,353.6/sq mi (908.7/km) | 1906 |
Pearl River | Town | St. Tammany | 2,565 | 2,506 | +2.4% | 3.73 | 9.7 | 687.7/sq mi (265.5/km) | 1906 |
Pine Prairie | Village | Evangeline | 1,490 | 1,610 | β7.5% | 1.61 | 4.2 | 925.5/sq mi (357.3/km) | 1959 |
Pineville | City | Rapides | 14,384 | 14,555 | β1.2% | 12.60 | 32.6 | 1,141.6/sq mi (440.8/km) | 1878 |
Pioneer | Village | West Carroll | 149 | 156 | β4.5% | 1.09 | 2.8 | 136.7/sq mi (52.8/km) | 1911 |
Plain Dealing | Town | Bossier | 893 | 1,015 | β12.0% | 1.58 | 4.1 | 565.2/sq mi (218.2/km) | 1890 |
Plaquemineβ | City | Iberville | 6,269 | 7,119 | β11.9% | 2.92 | 7.6 | 2,146.9/sq mi (828.9/km) | 1838 |
Plaucheville | Village | Avoyelles | 221 | 248 | β10.9% | 1.51 | 3.9 | 146.4/sq mi (56.5/km) | 1903 |
Pleasant Hill | Village | Sabine | 617 | 723 | β14.7% | 1.62 | 4.2 | 380.9/sq mi (147.1/km) | 1874 |
Pollock | Town | Grant | 394 | 469 | β16.0% | 7.84 | 20.3 | 50.3/sq mi (19.4/km) | 1911 |
Ponchatoula | City | Tangipahoa | 7,822 | 6,559 | +19.3% | 4.73 | 12.3 | 1,653.7/sq mi (638.5/km) | 1861 |
Port Allenβ | City | West Baton Rouge | 4,939 | 5,180 | β4.7% | 2.84 | 7.4 | 1,739.1/sq mi (671.5/km) | 1916 |
Port Barre | Town | St. Landry | 1,751 | 2,055 | β14.8% | 1.08 | 2.8 | 1,621.3/sq mi (626.0/km) | 1911 |
Port Vincent | Village | Livingston | 646 | 741 | β12.8% | 1.70 | 4.4 | 380.0/sq mi (146.7/km) | 1952 |
Powhatan | Village | Natchitoches | 101 | 135 | β25.2% | 0.54 | 1.4 | 187.0/sq mi (72.2/km) | 1963 |
Provencal | Village | Natchitoches | 528 | 611 | β13.6% | 2.46 | 6.4 | 214.6/sq mi (82.9/km) | 1956 |
Quitman | Village | Jackson | 160 | 181 | β11.6% | 0.93 | 2.4 | 172.0/sq mi (66.4/km) | 1903 |
Rayne | City | Acadia | 7,236 | 7,953 | β9.0% | 3.79 | 9.8 | 1,909.2/sq mi (737.2/km) | 1882 |
Rayvilleβ | Town | Richland | 3,347 | 3,695 | β9.4% | 2.31 | 6.0 | 1,448.9/sq mi (559.4/km) | 1889 |
Reeves | Village | Allen | 221 | 232 | β4.7% | 2.42 | 6.3 | 91.3/sq mi (35.3/km) | 1911 |
Richmond | Village | Madison | 511 | 577 | β11.4% | 1.66 | 4.3 | 307.8/sq mi (118.9/km) | 1973 |
Richwood | Town | Ouachita | 3,881 | 3,392 | +14.4% | 2.52 | 6.5 | 1,540.1/sq mi (594.6/km) | 1974 |
Ridgecrest | Town | Concordia | 583 | 694 | β16.0% | 0.43 | 1.1 | 1,355.8/sq mi (523.5/km) | 1961 |
Ringgold | Town | Bienville | 1,379 | 1,495 | β7.8% | 2.32 | 6.0 | 594.4/sq mi (229.5/km) | 1855 |
Robeline | Village | Natchitoches | 117 | 174 | β32.8% | 1.19 | 3.1 | 98.3/sq mi (38.0/km) | 1914 |
Rodessa | Village | Caddo | 192 | 270 | β28.9% | 1.20 | 3.1 | 160.0/sq mi (61.8/km) | 1967 |
Rosedale | Village | Iberville | 664 | 793 | β16.3% | 7.78 | 20.2 | 85.3/sq mi (33.0/km) | 1955 |
Roseland | Town | Tangipahoa | 880 | 1,123 | β21.6% | 2.08 | 5.4 | 423.1/sq mi (163.4/km) | 1922 |
Rosepine | Town | Vernon | 1,519 | 1,692 | β10.2% | 2.43 | 6.3 | 625.1/sq mi (241.4/km) | 1902 |
Rustonβ | City | Lincoln | 22,166 | 21,859 | +1.4% | 21.14 | 54.8 | 1,048.5/sq mi (404.8/km) | 1884 |
St. Francisvilleβ | Town | West Feliciana | 1,557 | 1,765 | β11.8% | 1.83 | 4.7 | 850.8/sq mi (328.5/km) | 1813 |
St. Gabriel | City | Iberville | 6,433 | 6,677 | β3.7% | 29.66 | 76.8 | 216.9/sq mi (83.7/km) | 1994 |
St. Josephβ | Town | Tensas | 831 | 1,176 | β29.3% | 0.89 | 2.3 | 933.7/sq mi (360.5/km) | 1901 |
St. Martinvilleβ | City | St. Martin | 5,379 | 6,114 | β12.0% | 3.05 | 7.9 | 1,763.6/sq mi (680.9/km) | 1817 |
Saline | Village | Bienville | 265 | 277 | β4.3% | 1.19 | 3.1 | 222.7/sq mi (86.0/km) | 1905 |
Sarepta | Town | Webster | 717 | 891 | β19.5% | 1.63 | 4.2 | 439.9/sq mi (169.8/km) | 1955 |
Scott | City | Lafayette | 8,119 | 8,614 | β5.7% | 11.71 | 30.3 | 693.3/sq mi (267.7/km) | 1907 |
Shongaloo | Village | Webster | 151 | 182 | β17.0% | 7.90 | 20.5 | 19.1/sq mi (7.4/km) | 1967 |
Shreveportβ | City | Bossier, Caddo | 187,593 | 199,311 | β5.9% | 107.80 | 279.2 | 1,740.2/sq mi (671.9/km) | 1839 |
Sibley | Town | Webster | 1,127 | 1,218 | β7.5% | 3.89 | 10.1 | 289.7/sq mi (111.9/km) | 1905 |
Sicily Island | Village | Catahoula | 366 | 526 | β30.4% | 0.57 | 1.5 | 642.1/sq mi (247.9/km) | 1947 |
Sikes | Village | Winn | 112 | 119 | β5.9% | 1.56 | 4.0 | 71.8/sq mi (27.7/km) | 1946 |
Simmesport | Town | Avoyelles | 1,468 | 2,161 | β32.1% | 2.19 | 5.7 | 670.3/sq mi (258.8/km) | 1925 |
Simpson | Village | Vernon | 585 | 638 | β8.3% | 8.12 | 21.0 | 72.0/sq mi (27.8/km) | 1967 |
Simsboro | Village | Lincoln | 803 | 841 | β4.5% | 3.48 | 9.0 | 230.7/sq mi (89.1/km) | 1906 |
Slaughter | Town | East Feliciana | 1,035 | 997 | +3.8% | 5.47 | 14.2 | 189.2/sq mi (73.1/km) | 1889 |
Slidell | City | St. Tammany | 28,781 | 27,068 | +6.3% | 15.04 | 39.0 | 1,913.6/sq mi (738.9/km) | 1888 |
Sorrento | Town | Ascension | 1,514 | 1,401 | +8.1% | 3.65 | 9.5 | 414.8/sq mi (160.2/km) | 1956 |
South Mansfield | Village | De Soto | 333 | 346 | β3.8% | 0.68 | 1.8 | 489.7/sq mi (189.1/km) | 1911 |
Spearsville | Village | Union | 126 | 137 | β8.0% | 2.37 | 6.1 | 53.2/sq mi (20.5/km) | 1958 |
Springfield | Town | Livingston | 427 | 487 | β12.3% | 1.41 | 3.7 | 302.8/sq mi (116.9/km) | 1838 |
Springhill | City | Webster | 4,801 | 5,269 | β8.9% | 6.21 | 16.1 | 773.1/sq mi (298.5/km) | 1902 |
Stanley | Village | De Soto | 132 | 107 | +23.4% | 2.17 | 5.6 | 60.8/sq mi (23.5/km) | 1953 |
Sterlington | Town | Ouachita | 1,980 | 1,594 | +24.2% | 2.83 | 7.3 | 699.6/sq mi (270.1/km) | 1961 |
Stonewall | Town | De Soto | 2,273 | 1,814 | +25.3% | 8.51 | 22.0 | 267.1/sq mi (103.1/km) | 1972 |
Sulphur | City | Calcasieu | 21,809 | 20,410 | +6.9% | 11.22 | 29.1 | 1,943.8/sq mi (750.5/km) | 1914 |
Sun | Village | St. Tammany | 392 | 470 | β16.6% | 4.27 | 11.1 | 91.8/sq mi (35.4/km) | 1958 |
Sunset | Town | St. Landry | 2,909 | 2,897 | +0.4% | 3.23 | 8.4 | 900.6/sq mi (347.7/km) | 1904 |
Tallulahβ | City | Madison | 6,286 | 7,335 | β14.3% | 2.78 | 7.2 | 2,261.2/sq mi (873.0/km) | 1902 |
Tangipahoa | Village | Tangipahoa | 425 | 748 | β43.2% | 1.01 | 2.6 | 420.8/sq mi (162.5/km) | 1959 |
Thibodauxβ | City | Lafourche | 15,948 | 14,566 | +9.5% | 6.79 | 17.6 | 2,348.7/sq mi (906.9/km) | 1838 |
Tickfaw | Village | Tangipahoa | 635 | 694 | β8.5% | 1.61 | 4.2 | 394.4/sq mi (152.3/km) | 1957 |
Tullos | Town | La Salle, Winn | 304 | 385 | β21.0% | 1.58 | 4.1 | 192.4/sq mi (74.3/km) | 1926 |
Turkey Creek | Village | Evangeline | 394 | 441 | β10.7% | 2.48 | 6.4 | 158.9/sq mi (61.3/km) | 1956 |
Urania | Town | La Salle | 698 | 1,313 | β46.8% | 1.37 | 3.5 | 509.5/sq mi (196.7/km) | 1969 |
Varnado | Village | Washington | 330 | 1,461 | β77.4% | 0.85 | 2.2 | 388.2/sq mi (149.9/km) | 1914 |
Vidaliaβ | Town | Concordia | 4,027 | 4,299 | β6.3% | 2.59 | 6.7 | 1,554.8/sq mi (600.3/km) | 1870 |
Vienna | Town | Lincoln | 483 | 386 | +25.1% | 3.47 | 9.0 | 139.2/sq mi (53.7/km) | 1873 |
Ville Platteβ | City | Evangeline | 6,303 | 7,430 | β15.2% | 4.02 | 10.4 | 1,567.9/sq mi (605.4/km) | 1858 |
Vinton | Town | Calcasieu | 3,400 | 3,212 | +5.9% | 5.11 | 13.2 | 665.4/sq mi (256.9/km) | 1910 |
Vivian | Town | Caddo | 3,073 | 3,671 | β16.3% | 5.52 | 14.3 | 556.7/sq mi (214.9/km) | 1898 |
Walker | Town | Livingston | 6,374 | 6,138 | +3.8% | 6.59 | 17.1 | 967.2/sq mi (373.4/km) | 1909 |
Washington | Town | St. Landry | 742 | 964 | β23.0% | 0.83 | 2.1 | 894.0/sq mi (345.2/km) | 1835 |
Waterproof | Town | Tensas | 541 | 688 | β21.4% | 0.70 | 1.8 | 772.9/sq mi (298.4/km) | 1872 |
Welsh | Town | Jefferson Davis | 3,333 | 3,226 | +3.3% | 6.32 | 16.4 | 527.4/sq mi (203.6/km) | 1888 |
Westlake | City | Calcasieu | 4,781 | 4,568 | +4.7% | 3.69 | 9.6 | 1,295.7/sq mi (500.3/km) | 1899 |
West Monroe | City | Ouachita | 13,103 | 13,065 | +0.3% | 8.03 | 20.8 | 1,631.8/sq mi (630.0/km) | 1945 |
Westwego | City | Jefferson | 8,568 | 8,534 | +0.4% | 3.12 | 8.1 | 2,746.2/sq mi (1,060.3/km) | 1919 |
White Castle | Town | Iberville | 1,722 | 1,883 | β8.6% | 0.73 | 1.9 | 2,358.9/sq mi (910.8/km) | 1884 |
Wilson | Village | East Feliciana | 348 | 595 | β41.5% | 2.71 | 7.0 | 128.4/sq mi (49.6/km) | 1899 |
Winnfieldβ | City | Winn | 4,153 | 4,840 | β14.2% | 3.64 | 9.4 | 1,140.9/sq mi (440.5/km) | 1900 |
Winnsboroβ | Town | Franklin | 4,862 | 4,910 | β1.0% | 4.00 | 10.4 | 1,215.5/sq mi (469.3/km) | 1902 |
Wisner | Town | Franklin | 771 | 964 | β20.0% | 0.80 | 2.1 | 963.8/sq mi (372.1/km) | 1938 |
Woodworth | Town | Rapides | 1,762 | 1,096 | +60.8% | 8.88 | 23.0 | 198.4/sq mi (76.6/km) | 1942 |
Youngsville | City | Lafayette | 15,929 | 8,105 | +96.5% | 12.19 | 31.6 | 1,306.7/sq mi (504.5/km) | 1908 |
Zachary | City | East Baton Rouge | 19,316 | 14,960 | +29.1% | 26.14 | 67.7 | 738.9/sq mi (285.3/km) | 1882 |
Zwolle | Town | Sabine | 1,638 | 1,759 | β6.9% | 4.56 | 11.8 | 359.2/sq mi (138.7/km) | 1898 |
Total | — | — | 2,162,160 | 2,517,844 | β14.1% | 3,402.15 | 8,811.5 | 1,251.3/sq mi (483.1/km) | — |
See alsoβ»
- Louisiana census statistical areas
- List of census-designated places in Louisiana
- List of unincorporated communities in Louisiana
Notesβ»
- ^ Baton Rouge consolidated with East Baton Rouge Parish in 1947, which combined the City of Baton Rouge government with the unincorporated areas of the parish. However, the Census only counts the population within Baton Rouge's city limits. This does not include the unincorporated areas. Baton Rouge would be, the largest municipality in the state with a population of 384,452 if the 2010 Census included the consolidated areas in Baton Rouge's population.
- ^ Houma city is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish. But is not a governmental unit having consolidated its functions with the parish. Since Houma city retains its city status under state law, the Census Bureau includes it as an incorporated place. Houma would be the largest municipality by land area with an area of 1,231.81 sq mi (and a population of 111,860) if the Census included the consolidated area within Houma's borders.
- ^ Lafayette was originally known as Vermilionville, which was incorporated in 1826. Its name was changed to Lafayette in 1884. Lafayette city government has been consolidated with Lafayette Parish. Public works and other services, such as land use and plat review, are operated by Lafayette Consolidated Government to serve the City of Lafayette and unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish. However, the Census only counts the population within city limits. This does not include the unincorporated areas. The population including the consolidated areas is 187,713 and the land area is 222.08 sq mi.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "GCT-PH1 β Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 β State β Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ "Louisiana: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-2. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ Louisiana State Legislature. "2015 Louisiana Laws Revised Statutes TITLE 33 - Municipalities and Parishes RS 33:1 - Petition for incorporation; contents; circulation; required signatures". Louisiana State Legislature. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ Louisiana State Legislature. "2015 Louisiana Laws Revised Statutes TITLE 33 - Municipalities and Parishes RS 33:341 - Division into cities, towns, and villages". Louisiana State Legislature. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
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