Welcome to Mer Rouge ...The village of Mer Rouge is located in Morehouse Parish<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Mer Rouge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Mer Rouge has a population of 546 people<2> (see below for details). Mer Rouge is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Mer Rouge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Mer Rouge: 318 & 457<4> The ZIP code for Mer Rouge: 71261<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mer Rouge had an population of 546 people. This is a decrease of 13.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 24.27% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Mer Rouge had a population of 628 people. This makes Mer Rouge the parish's 2nd most populous community. The population of Mer Rouge represents 0.01% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 214th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 628 people, the population of Mer Rouge decreased 12.9% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 721 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Mer Rouge. Communities near Mer Rouge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mer Rouge.
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 Mer Rouge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mer Rouge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mer Rouge. 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 Mer Rouge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mer Rouge. See our Newspapers Page for Mer Rouge. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mer Rouge ...Looking for more information about Mer Rouge? 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 Mer Rouge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mer Rouge. Adding Mer Rouge to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Mer Rouge 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 (so far) for Mer Rouge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Mer Rouge. Footnotes ...
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