Concordia Parish, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
| Parish of Concordia | |
 Old Concordia Parish Courthouse in Vidalia | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana | |
 Louisiana's location within the U.S. | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Louisiana |
| Region | Central |
| Founded | 1807 |
| Named for | Possibly a land grant, New Concordia |
| Parish seat (and largest city) | Vidalia |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,930 km2 (747 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,810 km2 (697 sq mi) |
| • Water | 100 km2 (50 sq mi) |
| • percentage | 17 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,687 |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 318 |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | www |
Concordia Parish (Spanish: Parroquia de la Concordia; French: Paroisse de Concordia) is a parish that borders the Mississippi River in eastern central Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,687.[1] The parish seat is Vidalia.[2] The parish was formed in 1807.[3]
Concordia Parish is part of the Natchez, MS–LA Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is historically considered part of the Natchez District, devoted to cotton cultivation as a commodity crop, in contrast to the sugar cane crop of southern Louisiana. Other Louisiana parishes of similar character are East and West Carroll, Madison and Tensas, all in this lowlying delta land. On the east side of the Mississippi River is the Natchez District around the city of Natchez, Mississippi.[4]
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Concordia Parish, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Concordia Parish". Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ^ John C. Rodrigue, Reconstruction in the Cane Fields: From Slavery to Free Labor in Louisiana's Sugar Parishes, 1862--1880, LSU Press, 2001, p. 176