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Welcome to Cottonport ...The town of Cottonport is located in Avoyelles Parish<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottonport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Cottonport has a population of 1,878 people<2> (see below for details). Cottonport is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Cottonport lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Cottonport is within the boundaries of the (318) area code. The ZIP code for Cottonport: 71327<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cottonport had an population of 1,878 people. This is a decrease of 6.38% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.91% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Cottonport had a population of 2,006 people. This makes Cottonport the parish's 4th most populous community. The population of Cottonport represents 0.04% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 116th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,006 people, the population of Cottonport decreased 13.39% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,316 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Cottonport. Communities Also Named Cottonport ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cottonport - it's located in Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cottonport. Communities near Cottonport ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cottonport.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cottonport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottonport. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cottonport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cottonport. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottonport. See our Newspapers Page for Cottonport. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottonport ...Looking for more information about Cottonport? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Cottonport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cottonport. Adding Cottonport to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Cottonport in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cottonport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Cottonport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottonport. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cottonport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/ Footnotes ...
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