Glenmora, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
Town of Glenmora | |
Coordinates: 30°58′36″N 92°35′07″W / 30.97667°N 92.58528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Rapides |
Area | |
• Total | 1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2) |
• Land | 1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,087 |
• Rank | RA: 4th |
• Density | 628.32/sq mi (242.62/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 71433[2] |
Area code | 318 |
FIPS code | 22-29220 |
Glenmora is a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,342 at the 2010 census.
Claude Kirkpatrick, a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Jefferson Davis Parish from 1952–1960, a candidate for governor in 1963, and the instigator of Toledo Bend Reservoir was born in Glenmora but moved to Lake Charles when he was six years of age.
Virgil Orr, a former member of the Louisiana House from Ruston, the seat of Lincoln Parish, graduated from Glenmora High School in 1940. Lloyd George Teekell, a state representative from 1953 to 1960 and a 9th Judicial District Court judge from 1979 to 1990, was reared in Glenmora.