Echo, Louisiana

Echo, Louisiana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 31°06′44″N92°14′50″W / 31.11222°N 92.24722°W / 31.11222; -92.24722
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Rapides
Area [1]
• Total	1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2)
• Land	1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	62 ft (19 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	352
• Density	202.1/sq mi (78.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	71330
Area code	318
GNIS feature ID	534761 [2]

Echo (also Bijou, Bijou Station) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. ^[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 352. ^[3]

Its ZIP code is 71330. ^[4]

History

In 1907 a mob lynched Henry Johnson, a middle-aged Black man was taken from jail by a mob of 150 white men, who shot him around 50 times. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	352		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] 2020 [7]

Echo first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. ^[8]

2020 census

Echo CDP, Louisiana – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020 [7]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	309	87.78%
Black or African American alone (NH)	16	4.55%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	2	0.57%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	20	5.68%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	1.42%
Total	352	100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

Notes

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Echo, Louisiana
3. "Echo CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 7, 2022.
4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
5. "Negro lynched by mob". The Starkville News. Starkville, Mississippi. July 5, 1907. Retrieved December 23, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
7. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Echo CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .
8. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 29, 2025 – via WayBack Machine.