Editing Cottonport, Louisiana

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Cottonport, Louisiana
| settlement_type          = Town
| image_skyline            = 
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = 
| image_map                = File:Avoyelles Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Cottonport Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 
| map_caption              = Location of Cottonport in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
| image_map1               = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
| mapsize1                 = 
| map_caption1             = Location of Louisiana in the United States
<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = State
| subdivision_name1        = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2        = Parish
| subdivision_name2        = [[Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana|Avoyelles]]
<!-- Government -->
| established_title        = Incorporated
| established_date         = 1888
| founder                  = 
| named_for                = 
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          =
| governing_body           = 
| leader_party             = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = 
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 20, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 5.19
| area_total_sq_mi         = 2.00
| area_land_km2            = 5.19
| area_land_sq_mi          = 2.00
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 2023
| population_density_km2   = 389.53
| population_density_sq_mi = 1008.98
| population_demonym       = 
<!-- General information -->
| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 59
| coordinates              = {{coord|30|59|50|N|92|03|03|W|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes    = <ref name=gnis/>
<!-- Area/postal codes and others -->
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 71327<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/71327|title=Cottonport LA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref>
| area_code                = [[Area code 318|318]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 22-17880
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2406320<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406320}}</ref>
| website                  = https://townofcottonport.com
| footnotes                = 
}}

'''Cottonport''' is a town in [[Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana|Avoyelles Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 2,006 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2217880| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212174626/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2217880| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cottonport town, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 16, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
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Cottonport was founded in the early 19th century. In 1835, Joseph Ducote donated land to be used for a road and school, which was the beginnings of the community. Incorporated in 1888 along the banks of Bayou Rouge (French for "Red Bayou"). In the 19th century, large boats made their way through Cottonport with goods destined for the port of [[New Orleans]]. The bayou was deep enough to support the large boats and formed a perfect horseshoe, which allowed vessels to turn around. The boats would deliver cargo into the area and would load crops on board to take to larger ports along the route. The main crop available for exporting at that time was [[cotton]]. In fact, because so much cotton was being shipped from the port, early settlers named the village Cottonport.

===Present day===
Today, over 100 years after its incorporation, Cottonport retains many of its picturesque qualities. Although Bayou Rouge is no longer navigable, it continues to be used as a fishing hole. It also serves as the backdrop to the annual Cottonport Christmas Festival, held the second weekend in December, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|5.2|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 505
|1910= 866
|1920= 720
|1930= 1015
|1940= 1196
|1950= 1534
|1960= 1581
|1970= 1862
|1980= 1911
|1990= 2600
|2000= 2316
|2010= 2006
|2020= 2023
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Cottonport town, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Cottonport town, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2217880&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cottonport town, Louisiana |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2217880&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cottonport town, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2217880&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1,107
|895
|style='background: #ffffe6; |707
|47.80%
|44.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34.95%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,147
|1,058
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,191
|49.53%
|52.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58.87%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|13
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19
|0.56%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.94%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.17%
|0.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|5
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.22%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|16
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56
|0.69%
|0.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.77%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|24
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38
|1.04%
|0.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.88%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,316'''
|'''2,006'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''2,023 '''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,023 people, 711 households, and 435 families residing in the town.

==Notable people==

*[[Bill Callegari]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]]; born in Cottonport<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/49685/bill-callegari#.UzXpwstOUfg|title=Bill Callegari's Biography|publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]]|accessdate=March 27, 2014}}</ref>
*[[Moon Ducote]], football, baseball, and basketball player and coach, born in Cottonport.

==References==
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{{Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana}}

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[[Category:Towns in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Louisiana]]