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Vienna, Louisiana
Town in Louisiana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vienna is a town in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 483 in 2020.
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Vienna, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
![]() Location in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana | |
![]() Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
Coordinates: 32°36′24″N 92°39′03″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Lincoln |
Government | |
• Mayor | Walter Carpenter (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 3.47 sq mi (8.98 km2) |
• Land | 3.47 sq mi (8.98 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 483 |
• Density | 139.31/sq mi (53.78/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 318 |
FIPS code | 22-78540 |
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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]
Vienna was the parish seat of Lincoln Parish from its creation in 1873 until 1884, when a parish-wide vote moved it to the new railroad town of Ruston.[3][4][5][6]