Minorca, Louisiana | |
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Coordinates: 31°34′46″N91°28′54″W / 31.57944°N 91.48167°W Coordinates: 31°34′46″N91°28′54″W / 31.57944°N 91.48167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Concordia |
Area | |
• Total | 4.53 sq mi (11.74 km2) |
• Land | 4.47 sq mi (11.57 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
Elevation | 58 ft (18 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,156 |
• Density | 482.65/sq mi (186.35/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
ZIP Codes | 71373 |
Area Code | 318 |
FIPS code | 22-50990 |
Minorca is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 2,317. [2] It is located in northeastern Concordia Parish, bordered on the east by the city of Vidalia.
U.S. Routes 84 and 425 pass through the northern part of the CDP, leading east through Vidalia 5 miles (8 km) to Natchez, Mississippi, and northwest 6 miles (10 km) to Ferriday. The Mississippi state line, following a former channel of the Mississippi River, is directly north of Minorca.
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2020 | 2,156 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [3] |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 1,375 | 63.78% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 636 | 29.5% |
Native American | 4 | 0.19% |
Other/Mixed | 90 | 4.17% |
Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 2.37% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,156 people, 667 households, and 409 families residing in the CDP.
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