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Simmesport, Louisiana

Coordinates: 30°58′50″N 91°48′51″W / 30.98056°N 91.81417°W / 30.98056; -91.81417
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Simmesport, Louisiana
Town
Location of Simmesport in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Simmesport in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 30°58′50″N 91°48′51″W / 30.98056°N 91.81417°W / 30.98056; -91.81417[1]
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishAvoyelles
Government
 • MayorLeslie Draper (D) (elected 2016)
Area
[2]
 • Total
2.37 sq mi (6.15 km2)
 • Land2.19 sq mi (5.66 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Elevation
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46 ft (14 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,468
 • Density671.85/sq mi (259.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71369[3]
Area code318
FIPS code22-70525
Websitesimmesportla.com

Simmesport is a town in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1] The population was 2,161 at the 2010 census.[4] It is the northernmost town on the Atchafalaya River, located near the Old River which connects the Red and Atchafalaya rivers with the Mississippi River.

History

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The town was founded by Bennet Barton Simmes (1811–1888), one-time owner of White Hall Plantation, which was located on the opposite bank of the Atchafalaya River.

In December 2005 industrialist Frank Stronach founded a new community just south of Simmesport along the Atchafalaya River levee, known as Canadaville, a place intended to house people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.[5]

Geography

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Simmesport is located in eastern Avoyelles Parish on the west bank of the Atchafalaya River.[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2), of which 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km2), or 7.93%, is water.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930638—
19401,21590.4%
19501,51024.3%
19602,12540.7%
19702,027−4.6%
19802,29313.1%
19902,092−8.8%
20002,2397.0%
20102,161−3.5%
20201,468−32.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
Simmesport racial composition as of 2020[8]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 528 35.97%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 858 58.45%
Native American 8 0.54%
Asian 5 0.34%
Other/Mixed 49 3.33%
Hispanic or Latino 20 1.36%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,468 people, 627 households, and 379 families residing in the town.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Simmesport, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Simmesport LA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Simmesport town, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  5. ^ {{cite news Canadaville, Louisiana is no longer a community and was considered to be a failure by many. The site of the community is still there but many of the homes and structures have been moved. Many inhabitants of Canadaville now reside within the town and throughout the area. |url = https://nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=edb3713c-f82a-4712-bea5-9d5855456f24 |title = Canadaville a blessing for Katrina evacuees |date = 2006 |newspaper = National Post |access-date = October 4, 2015 }}[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Simmesport, LA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1998
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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