Saint Maurice, Louisiana

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]

Saint Maurice, Louisiana
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community (CDP)
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Coordinates: 31°45′35″N 92°57′33″W
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	164 ft (50 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	547937[2]

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%
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. "Saint Maurice, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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.