Marksville, Louisiana

Marksville, Louisiana
City of Marksville
Motto: 
Where Everybody is Somebody[1]
Location of Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Marksville, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Marksville, Louisiana
Marksville, Louisiana
Coordinates: 31°07′36″N 92°03′58″W / 31.12667°N 92.06611°W / 31.12667; -92.06611
Country United States
State Louisiana
ParishAvoyelles
Founded1794
Government
 • MayorRyan Hall[2]
Area
 • Total4.83 sq mi (12.50 km2)
 • Land4.81 sq mi (12.47 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,065
 • Density1,052.36/sq mi (406.28/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71351
Area code318
FIPS code22-48750
Websitewww.cityofmarksville.com

Marksville is a small city in and the parish seat of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,702 at the 2010 census, an increase of 165 over the 2000 tabulation of 5,537.[4]

Louisiana's first land-based casino, Paragon Casino Resort, opened in Marksville in June 1994. It is operated by the federally recognized Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe, which has a reservation in the parish.[5]

  1. ^ "Welcome". City of Marksville. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "City of Marksville - Welcome". cityofmarksville.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Marksville (city), Louisiana". quickfacts.census.gov. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  5. ^ "Tunica-Biloxi Tribe". Paragon Casino Resort. Retrieved June 23, 2016.