Ossun, Louisiana

Ossun is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,144.[2] The community is named after the area of Ossun, France, near Lourdes.

Ossun, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Ossun
Ossun
Coordinates:
Country United States
States Louisiana
ParishLafayette
Area
[1]
 • Total3.39 sq mi (8.79 km2)
 • Land3.39 sq mi (8.79 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
39 ft (12 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,145
 • Density632.00/sq mi (244.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)337
FIPS code22-58360

Geography

Ossun is in northwestern Lafayette Parish, around the intersection of Louisiana Highway 93 and Louisiana Highway 723. It is 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Lafayette, the parish seat, 3 miles (5 km) north of Scott, and 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Carencro.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ossun CDP has an area of 3.39 square miles (8.79 km2), all of it recorded as land.[3]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
20202,145—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

2020 census
Ossun racial composition[5]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 1,045 48.72%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 957 44.62%
Asian 1 0.05%
Other/Mixed 59 2.75%
Hispanic or Latino 83 3.87%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,145 people, 609 households, and 406 families residing in the CDP.

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Ossun CDP, Louisiana". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  3. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-28.


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