Saint Maurice, Louisiana

Saint Maurice, Louisiana
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community (CDP)
Saint Maurice, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Saint Maurice, Louisiana
Saint Maurice, Louisiana
Saint Maurice, Louisiana is located in the United States
Saint Maurice, Louisiana
Saint Maurice, Louisiana
Coordinates: 31°45′35″N 92°57′33″W / 31.75972°N 92.95917°W / 31.75972; -92.95917
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishWinn
Area
[1]
 • Total
6.67 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)
 • Total
266
 • Density39.91/sq mi (15.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71471
Area code318
GNIS 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]

Demographics

St. Maurice first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

St. Maurice CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[8] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 83 56 25.70% 21.05%
Black or African American alone (NH) 234 186 72.45% 69.92%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 2 4 0.62% 1.50%
Asian alone (NH) 1 0 0.31% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 3 13 0.93% 4.89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 7 0.00% 2.63%
Total 323 266 100.00% 100.00%

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.
  7. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. Maurice CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. Maurice CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.