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 33,396 people. This is a decrease of 1.73% since the last Census (which gave a population of 33,984 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Basile
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile<3>
- Chataignier
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chataignier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chataignier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Chataignier
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chataignier<3>
- Mamou
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,077 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mamou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Mamou
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mamou<3>
- Pine Prairie
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Prairie<3>
- Turkey Creek
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Turkey Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey Creek<3>
- Ville Platte
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
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |