Saint Maurice, Louisiana

Census-designated place & Unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States
31°45′35″N 92°57′33″W / 31.75972°N 92.95917°W / 31.75972; -92.95917CountryUnited StatesStateLouisianaParishWinnArea • Total6.67 sq mi (17.26 km2) • Land6.67 sq mi (17.26 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation
164 ft (50 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total266 • Density39.91/sq mi (15.41/km2)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
71471
Area code318GNIS feature ID547937[2]

Saint Maurice is a majority black[3] census-designated place and unincorporated community in Winn Parish, Louisiana. United States.[2] Its population was 323 as of the 2010 census. Its ZIP code is 71471.[4]

History

Until June 5, 1981, the historic St. Maurice Plantation sat near the bank of the Red River which is now an oxbow. [5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Saint Maurice, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Davies, Greggory (1938). "Towns & Cities: St. Maurice, Winn Parish, LA". The USGenWeb Project, Louisiana Archives. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "The Beautiful Red River".
  6. ^ "St Maurice". 2022.
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