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

The community of Opelousas is the Seat for Saint Landry Parish.

Saint Landry Parish is one of the original parishes of Louisiana and was founded in 1807.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Saint Landry had a population of 82,124 people. This is a decrease of 1.64% since the last Census (which gave a population of 83,495 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Landry represented 1.84% of the total population of Louisiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Saint Landry Parish:

  • Arnaudville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cankton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish (LA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Eunice
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish (LA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
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  • Grand Coteau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Krotz Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Leonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Leonville is located in Saint Landry Parish (LA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
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  • Melville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Melville is located in Saint Landry Parish (LA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
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  • Opelousas
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Opelousas is located in Saint Landry Parish (LA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,562 people
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    • Palmetto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Palmetto is located in Saint Landry Parish (LA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
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    • Port Barre
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Port Barre is located in Saint Landry Parish (LA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,093 people
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    • Sunset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish (LA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
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    • Washington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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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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