Vienna, Louisiana

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Vienna, Louisiana
Town
Lincoln Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Vienna Highlighted.svg
Location in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
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Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 32°36′24″N92°39′03″W / 32.60667°N 92.65083°W / 32.60667; -92.65083
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
Parish Lincoln
Government
  MayorWalter Carpenter (R)
Area
[1]
  Total3.47 sq mi (8.98 km2)
  Land3.47 sq mi (8.98 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total483
  Density139.31/sq mi (53.78/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 318
FIPS code 22-78540

Vienna is a town in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 483 in 2020.

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During the American Civil War, Confederate troops drilled at a new camp established in 1862 in Vienna. Later in the war, a parolee camp was established at Vienna. [2]

History

Daniel Colvin settled near what is now Vienna in about 1812.

The Colvins operated a store or relay station of some kind. Their house was near the trail that led from Monroe to Shreveport. Jephthah (son of Daniel) opened the first post office in the region in 1838, originally known as Colvin's Post Office. The name was changed to Vienna in 1850. [3] [4]

Vienna was an overnight stop the stagecoaches on the Monroe-Shreveport Stagecoach Road (later called the Old Wire Road). [5]

Geography

Vienna is located in central Lincoln Parish at 32°36′24″N92°39′3″W / 32.60667°N 92.65083°W / 32.60667; -92.65083 (32.606779, -92.650746). [6] U.S. Routes 63 and 167 pass through the center of town together, leading south 5 miles (8 km) to Ruston, the parish seat, and north 17 miles (27 km) to Bernice. Vienna is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Exit 85 on Interstate 20 in Ruston.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Vienna has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.0 km2), all land. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 358
1970 59
1980 519779.7%
1990 404−22.2%
2000 4245.0%
2010 386−9.0%
2020 48325.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
Vienna racial composition as of 2020 [9]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)40684.06%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)214.35%
Asian 30.62%
Other/Mixed 244.97%
Hispanic or Latino 296.0%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 483 people, 201 households, and 153 families residing in the town.

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. John D. Winters, The Civil War in Louisiana, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1963, ISBN   0-8071-0834-0, pp. 152, 384
  3. 1812 Passport of Daniel Colvin & James Hughey to cross the Creek Nation towards Louisiana
  4. Daniel Colvin Sr about 1777 – 24 March 1850 | G7WM-4VL
  5. The Old Wire Road, the stagecoach overnight stopped at Vienna
  6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.