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Grant Parish, Louisiana

Grant Parish, Louisiana
Parish
Parish of Grant
Grant Parish Courthouse in Colfax
Grant Parish Courthouse in Colfax
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
Louisiana's location within the U.S.
Louisiana's location within the U.S.
Country United States
State Louisiana
RegionCentral Louisiana
Founded1869
Named forUlysses S. Grant
Parish seatColfax
Largest townMontgomery (area)
Colfax (population)
Area
 • Total
1,720 km2 (665 sq mi)
 • Land1,670 km2 (643 sq mi)
 • Water60 km2 (22 sq mi)
 • percentage9 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
22,169
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code318
Congressional district5th
The Grant Parish Library is located near the courthouse.
The Grant Parish Sheriff's Office is located behind the courthouse.
Colfax Reunion Nursing and Rehabilitation Home at 366 Webb Smith Drive in Colfax serves all of Grant Parish.

Grant Parish is a parish located in the North Central portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,169.[1] The parish seat is Colfax.[2] The parish was founded in 1869 during the Reconstruction era.[3]

Grant Parish is part of the Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area and Red River Valley. From 1940 to 1960, the parish had a dramatic population loss, as many African Americans from the plantation areas left in the Great Migration to seek better opportunities in the North and West. Such migration continued until about 1970. One of the eleven parishes organized during Reconstruction, Grant was created from parts of Winn and Rapides parishes.

Grant Parish is the site of United States Penitentiary, Pollock.

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Grant Parish, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Grant Parish". Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism. Retrieved September 4, 2014.

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