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Welcome to Red River Parish ...

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

The community of Coushatta is the Seat for Red River Parish.

Red River Parish was founded in 1871. Red River was created by taking area from Bienville, Bossier, Caddo and Natchitoches Parishes.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Red River had a population of 8,442 people. This is a decrease of 7.22% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,099 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Red River represented 0.2% of the total population of Louisiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Red River Parish:

  • Coushatta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Coushatta is located in Red River Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coushatta <2>
  • Edgefield
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Hall Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Martin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Martin is located in Red River Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people

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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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