Saint Maurice, Louisiana

Saint Maurice, Louisiana
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
 • Total
6.67 sq mi (17.26 km2)
 • Land6.67 sq mi (17.26 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation138 ft (42 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 ID2586708[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%
Native Hawaiian or 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 c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Maurice, Louisiana
  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.