Ferriday
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suburb town of Natchez, located in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Parish
- Concordia
- Mayor
- Sherrie Jacobs
- Total
- 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km )
- Land
- 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 52 ft (16 m)
- Density
- 1,957.4/sq mi (755.74/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 22-25440
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Ferriday
- Population
- 3189
- Area
- 4.219729
- Elevation
- 16
- Image
- Ferriday Louisiana July 2019.jpg
- Households
- 1067
- Dialing code
- 318
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- Commons category
- Ferriday, Louisiana
- postal code
- 71334
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 10863
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Ferriday is a town in Concordia Parish, which borders the Mississippi River and is located on the central eastern border of Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ferriday had a population of 3,189. It is an African-American majority town.
The town claims to have produced more famous people per square mile than any other in America. Elaine Dundy explored both celebrities and townsfolk in her book, Ferriday, Louisiana, published by E. P. Dutton in 1991.
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