Abbeville, Louisiana

Abbeville, Louisiana
Location within Vermilion Parish and Louisiana
Location within Vermilion Parish and Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 29°58′21″N 92°07′45″W / 29.97250°N 92.12917°W / 29.97250; -92.12917
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishVermilion
Incorporated1850
Government
 • MayorRoslyn White (no party)[1][2]
Area
 • Total6.08 sq mi (15.74 km2)
 • Land6.05 sq mi (15.66 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total11,186
 • Density1,849.84/sq mi (714.26/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70510, 70511
Area code337
FIPS code22-00100
Websitecityofabbeville.net

Abbeville is a city in, and the parish seat of, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States.[4][5] The population was 12,257 at the 2010 census.[6] At the 2020 population estimates program, the population of the city was 11,927.[7] It is located 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Lafayette.[8]

  1. ^ ABBEVILLE CITY COUNCIL Your Elected Officials (City of Abbeville official site) As of June 25, 2024
  2. ^ Your Local Election HQ - Roslyn White is the new Mayor Elect of Abbeville (KLFY) As of June 25, 2024
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Anon 2014
  5. ^ Hoiberg 2010, p. 11
  6. ^ Anon 2015
  7. ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2010-2020". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  8. ^ Johnston 1997, p. 8