Welcome to Kaplan ...

The city of Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish<1>.

Kaplan was established in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kaplan has a population of 4,405 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Kaplan is near sea level<3>.

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

Kaplan lies within the (337) area code.

The ZIP code for Kaplan: 70548<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kaplan had an population of 4,405 people. This is a decrease of 4.24% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kaplan had a population of 4,600 people (which is 7.93% of the total population of Vermilion Parish). This makes Kaplan the parish's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Kaplan represents 0.1% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 69th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,600 people, the population of Kaplan decreased 11.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,177 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kaplan.

Communities near Kaplan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kaplan.

• Youngsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <6>
• Crowley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <6>
• Abbeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <6>
• Scott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <6>
• Rayne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <6>
• Erath
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
  • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <6>
• Maurice
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
  • Maurice is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maurice <6>
• Delcambre
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delcambre have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delcambre
  • Delcambre is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delcambre <6>
• Duson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
  • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <6>
• Gueydan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gueydan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydan
  • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gueydan <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kaplan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kaplan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kaplan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kaplan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kaplan. See our Newspapers Page for Kaplan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kaplan ...

Looking for more information about Kaplan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kaplan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kaplan.

Adding Kaplan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kaplan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kaplan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Kaplan post office opened in 1902.

We also found Kaplan mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kaplan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kaplan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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