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

The community of Abbeville is the Seat for Vermilion Parish.

Vermilion Parish was founded in 1844 and was created by taking area from Lafayette Parish.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Vermilion had a population of 59,511 people. This is an increase of 2.46% since the last Census (which gave a population of 58,085 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vermilion represented 1.28% of the total population of Louisiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Vermilion Parish:

  • Abbeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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    • Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,927 people
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  • Delcambre
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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    • Delcambre is located in Vermilion Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
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  • Erath
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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    • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
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  • Gueydan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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    • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
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  • Kaplan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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    • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
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  • Maurice
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Maurice is located in Vermilion Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 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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