Lake Providence
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 Louisiana State Cotton Museum |
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| Location in Louisiana | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | East Carroll Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 48 ′ N , 91 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,991 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 429.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 9.3 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 32 m | ||
| Postal code : | 71254 | ||
| Area code : | +1 318 | ||
| FIPS : | 50-22035 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1629967 | ||
| Website : | lakeprovidencela.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Robert Amacker (D) | ||
 Lake Providence (a former Mississippi river bed) |
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Lake Providence is a city and county seat of East Carroll Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 Lake Providence had 3,991 residents, down from 5,104 in 2000, a decrease of more than 20%.
Lake Providence is on the Mississippi River and on a lake called Lake Providence; from this the place got its name. The lake is a former bed of the Mississippi River.
Known residents
- William J. Jefferson , Member of Congress
- Joseph Kerr , Senator
- Joseph E. Ransdell , Senator, Congressman
Individual evidence
- ^ Find a County . National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
Web links
Commons : Lake Providence, Louisiana - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
