Welcome to Evangeline Parish ...
Time Zone: Evangeline Parish lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Ville Platte is the Seat for Evangeline Parish.
Evangeline Parish was founded in 1910 and was created by taking area from Saint Landry Parish.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Evangeline had a population of 33,395 people. This is a decrease of 1.65% since the last Census (which gave a population of 33,956 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Evangeline represented 0.75% of the total population of Louisiana.
Below are some of the communities located in Evangeline Parish:
- Basile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Basile is located in Evangeline Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
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- Chataignier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mamou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mamou is located in Evangeline Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mamou <2>
- Pine Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turkey Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ville Platte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Websites specific to Evangeline Parish
- Websites for nearby parishes
- Acadia Parish
- Allen Parish
- Avoyelles Parish
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- Rapides Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |