Bastrop
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small city and parish seat of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Parish
- Morehouse
- City charter
- 1852 (174 years ago) ( 1852 )
- Founded by
- Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop
- Named after
- Baron de Bastrop
- Type
- Mayor and Board of Aldermen/City Council
- Mayor
- Mark Moore Sr.
- Total
- 8.56 sq mi (22.17 km )
- Land
- 8.56 sq mi (22.17 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 121 ft (37 m)
- Density
- 1,132.4/sq mi (437.21/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 22-04685
- Website
- www .cityofbastrop .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Bastrop, Louisiana – City of Bastrop in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
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Encyclopedic overview
Bastrop is a city in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the parish seat of Morehouse Parish. The population was 9,691 at the 2020 census, down from 11,365 in 2010. The population of Bastrop is 76 percent African American. It is included in the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area and is part of the Monroe–Ruston Combined Statistical Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bastrop” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.