Minorca, Louisiana

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Minorca, Louisiana
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Minorca
Location within Louisiana
Coordinates: 31°34′27″N91°29′47″W / 31.57417°N 91.49639°W / 31.57417; -91.49639 [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Louisiana.svg  Louisiana
Parish Concordia
Area
[2]
  Total
4.53 sq mi (11.74 km2)
  Land4.47 sq mi (11.57 km2)
  Water0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation
[1]
56 ft (17 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,156
  Density482.65/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
GNIS feature ID2586695 [1]

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. [3] It is located in northeastern Concordia Parish, bordered on the east by the city of Vidalia.

Contents

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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 2,156
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

2020 census

Minorca racial composition [5]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)1,37563.78%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)63629.5%
Native American 40.19%
Other/Mixed 904.17%
Hispanic or Latino 512.37%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,156 people, 667 households, and 409 families residing in the CDP.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minorca, Louisiana
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Minorca CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.