Washington
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town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Parish
- St. Landry
- Total
- 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km )
- Land
- 0.83 sq mi (2.14 km )
- Water
- 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km )
- Elevation
- 59 ft (18 m)
- Density
- 896.7/sq mi (346.23/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 22-79870
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Encyclopedic overview
Washington is a village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 742 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Opelousas–Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area. Washington was the largest inland port between New Orleans and St. Louis for much of the 19th century.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Washington” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.