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Welcome to Port Vincent ...

The village of Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Vincent, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Port Vincent: Prt. Vincent

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port Vincent has a population of 638 people<2> (see below for details).

Port Vincent is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Port Vincent: 225

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Vincent had an population of 638 people. This is a decrease of 13.9% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Vincent had a population of 741 people. This makes Port Vincent the parish's 7th most populous community.

The population of Port Vincent represents 0.02% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 198th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 741 people, the population of Port Vincent increased 60.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 463 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Vincent.

Communities near Port Vincent ...

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

  • Central
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
  • Gonzales
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Denham Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
    • Former names for Denham Springs:
    • Amite Springs
    • Hill's Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <4>
  • Donaldsonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Gabriel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Walker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
  • Livingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sorrento
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Killian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Albany
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>

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 Port Vincent. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Vincent.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Vincent. 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 Port Vincent.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Vincent ...

Looking for more information about Port Vincent? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Port Vincent, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port Vincent.

Adding Port Vincent to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Vincent 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 Port Vincent was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Vincent.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Port Vincent.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Vincent - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.