Editing Mansura, Louisiana

{{for|other places with that name|Mansoura (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                       = Mansura, Louisiana
| settlement_type            = Town
| image_skyline              = Desfossé_House_Mansura_Louisiana.jpg 
| imagesize                  = 
| image_caption              = The Desfossé House dates to 1790.
| image_map                  = File:Avoyelles Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Mansura Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption                = Location of Mansura in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
| image_map1                 = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
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| map_caption1               = Location of Louisiana in the United States
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| subdivision_type           = Country
| subdivision_name           = United States
| subdivision_type1          = State
| subdivision_name1          = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2          = Parish
| subdivision_name2          = [[Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana|Avoyelles]]
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| established_title          = Founded
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| leader_title               = Mayor
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| 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             = 7.39
| area_total_sq_mi           = 2.85
| area_land_km2              = 7.39
| area_land_sq_mi            = 2.85
| area_water_km2             = 0.00
| area_water_sq_mi           = 0.00
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| population_as_of           = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes       = 
| population_total           = 1320
| population_density_km2     = 178.57
| population_density_sq_mi   = 462.51
| population_demonym         = 
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| timezone                   = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset                 = -6
| timezone_DST               = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST             = -5
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| elevation_ft               = 72
| coordinates                = {{coord|31|04|02|N|92|03|10|W|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code                = 
| area_code                  = [[Area code 318|318]]
| blank_name                 = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                 = 22-48400
| blank1_name                = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                = 2406089<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406089}}</ref>
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'''Mansura''' is a town in [[Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana|Avoyelles Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 1,419 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/G001/1600000US2248400| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212182036/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2248400| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mansura town, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 16, 2013}}</ref> Mansura is home to the Cochon de Lait Festival, and claims to be the [[Cochon de Lait]] capital of the world.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.0|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align = left
|1890= 144
|1900= 408
|1910= 695
|1920= 829
|1930= 1057
|1940= 1138
|1950= 1439
|1960= 1579
|1970= 1699
|1980= 2074
|1990= 1601
|2000= 1573
|2010= 1419
|2020= 1320
|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:right"
|+Mansura racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2248400&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 389
| 29.47%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 809
| 61.29%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 14
| 1.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 96
| 7.27%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 12
| 0.91%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,320 people, 623 households, and 288 families residing in the town.
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==Louisiana 4-H Museum==
The city of Mansura is the home of the Louisiana 4-H Museum and Hall of Fame. Opened in 2009, this museum has a complete history of 4-H in Louisiana from 1908 to present day. The museum boasts its Camp Grant Walker's Old Dance Pavilion look of its video screen and benches looking like the Greek Theatre seating. The museum also boasts its hall of fame with over 100 inductees and at least one from all of the 64 parishes of Louisiana.

==Education==
Local public schools are managed by the [[Avoyelles Parish School Board]].

==Notable people==
*[[Felix Moncla]], [[U.S. Air Force]] pilot who disappeared in 1953.
*[[Vincent Simmons]], serving a 100-year sentence at the Louisiana State Prison for attempted aggravated rape.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}

*[http://www.cochondelaitfestival.com Cochon de Lait Festival]

{{Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana}}

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