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Welcome to Morehouse Parish ...

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

The community of Bastrop is the Seat for Morehouse Parish.

Morehouse Parish was founded in 1844. Morehouse was created by taking area from and Ouachita Parishes.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Morehouse had a population of 24,874 people. This is a decrease of 10.76% since the last Census (which gave a population of 27,873 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morehouse represented 0.61% of the total population of Louisiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Morehouse Parish:

  • Bastrop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bastrop is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,688 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <2>
  • Bonita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonita is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonita <2>
  • Collinston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mer Rouge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 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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