Saint Maurice, Louisiana

Saint Maurice, Louisiana
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community (CDP)
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Coordinates: 31°45′35″N92°57′33″W / 31.75972°N 92.95917°W / 31.75972; -92.95917
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Winn
Area [1]
• Total	6.67 sq mi (17.26 km2)
• Land	6.67 sq mi (17.26 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	138 ft (42 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	266
• Density	39.91/sq mi (15.41/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	71471
Area code	318
GNIS feature ID	2586708 [2]

Saint Maurice is a majority black ^[3] census-designated place and unincorporated community in Winn Parish, Louisiana. United States. ^[2] Its population was 323 as of the 2010 census. Its ZIP code is 71471. ^[4]

History

Until June 5, 1981, the historic St. Maurice Plantation sat near the bank of the Red River which is now an oxbow. ^{[5] [6]}

Demographics

St. Maurice first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

St. Maurice CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010 [7]	Pop 2020 [8]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	83	56	25.70%	21.05%
Black or African American alone (NH)	234	186	72.45%	69.92%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	2	4	0.62%	1.50%
Asian alone (NH)	1	0	0.31%	0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	3	13	0.93%	4.89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	7	0.00%	2.63%
Total	323	266	100.00%	100.00%

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Maurice, Louisiana
3. Davies, Greggory (1938). "Towns & Cities: St. Maurice, Winn Parish, LA". The USGenWeb Project, Louisiana Archives. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
5. "The Beautiful Red River".
6. "St Maurice". 2022.
7. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. Maurice CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .
8. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. Maurice CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .