Welcome to Simmesport ...The town of Simmesport is located in Avoyelles Parish<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Simmesport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Simmesport has a population of 2,042 people<2> (see below for details). Simmesport is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Simmesport lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Simmesport: 318 & 457<4> The ZIP code for Simmesport: 71369<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Simmesport had an population of 2,042 people. This is a decrease of 5.51% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.8% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Simmesport had a population of 2,161 people (which is 5.13% of the total population of Avoyelles Parish). This makes Simmesport the parish's 3rd most populous community. The population of Simmesport represents 0.05% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 112nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,161 people, the population of Simmesport decreased 3.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,239 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Simmesport. Communities near Simmesport ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Simmesport.
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 Simmesport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Simmesport. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Simmesport. 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 Simmesport. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Simmesport. See our Newspapers Page for Simmesport. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Simmesport ...Looking for more information about Simmesport? 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 Simmesport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Simmesport. Adding Simmesport to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Simmesport 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 Simmesport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Simmesport. Footnotes ...
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