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Welcome to Grant Parish ...

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

The community of Colfax is the Seat for Grant Parish.

Grant Parish was founded in 1869. Grant was created by taking area from Rapides and Winn Parishes.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Grant had a population of 22,389 people. This is an increase of 0.24% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,336 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grant represented 0.49% of the total population of Louisiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Grant Parish:

  • Colfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Colfax is located in Grant Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <2>
  • Creola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Creola is located in Grant Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Creola has also been known as:
    • Creola village
  • Dry Prong
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Pollock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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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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