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Welcome to Caldwell Parish ...

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

The community of Columbia is the Seat for Caldwell Parish.

Caldwell Parish was founded in 1838. Caldwell was created by taking area from Catahoula and Ouachita Parishes.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Caldwell had a population of 9,918 people. This is a decrease of 2.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,148 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Caldwell represented 0.22% of the total population of Louisiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Caldwell Parish:

  • Clarks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Clarks is located in Caldwell Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <2>
  • Columbia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grayson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grayson is located in Caldwell Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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