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Welcome to Louisiana ...

The city of Louisiana is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Louisiana, you might consider that their post office opened in 1820.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Louisiana has a population of 3,208 people<2> (see below for details).

Louisiana is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Louisiana: 573 & 235<4>

The ZIP code for Louisiana: 63353<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Louisiana had an population of 3,208 people. This is a decrease of 4.64% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Louisiana had a population of 3,364 people (which is 18.21% of the total population of Pike County). This makes Louisiana the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Louisiana represents 0.06% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 168th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,364 people, the population of Louisiana decreased 12.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,863 people).

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

Communities Also Named Louisiana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Louisiana - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Louisiana.

Communities near Louisiana ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Louisiana. Our list includes 26 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Louisiana.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Louisiana ...

Looking for more information about Louisiana? 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 Louisiana, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Louisiana.

Adding Louisiana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Louisiana 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 Louisiana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Louisiana post office opened in 1820.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Louisiana.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Pike, 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 Louisiana.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Louisiana - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Louisiana area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Louisiana area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Louisiana). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Louisiana or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/