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Welcome to Bonita ...

The village of Bonita is located in Morehouse Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonita, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bonita has a population of 242 people<2> (see below for details).

Bonita is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bonita lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bonita: 318 & 457<4>

The ZIP code for Bonita: 71223<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bonita had an population of 242 people. This is a decrease of 14.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 27.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bonita had a population of 284 people. This makes Bonita the parish's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 284 people, the population of Bonita decreased 15.22% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 335 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bonita.

Communities Also Named Bonita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Bonita - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (3), Colorado (2), Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, Oregon (2), Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bonita.

Communities near Bonita ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bonita.

  • Bastrop
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mer Rouge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilmot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Forest
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Collinston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Brodnax ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
  • Fiske
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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 Bonita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bonita.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bonita. 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 Bonita.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonita. See our Newspapers Page for Bonita.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonita ...

Looking for more information about Bonita? 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 Bonita, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bonita.

Adding Bonita to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonita 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 (so far) for Bonita was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bonita post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonita.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Morehouse, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bonita.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bonita - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Bonita area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Bonita area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Bonita). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bonita or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/