Glenmora, Louisiana

Glenmora, Louisiana
Town
Town of Glenmora
The clock in downtown Glenmora
The clock in downtown Glenmora
Location of Glenmora in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Glenmora in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 30°58′36″N 92°35′07″W / 30.97667°N 92.58528°W / 30.97667; -92.58528
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishRapides
Area
 • Total1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2)
 • Land1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
135 ft (41 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,087
 • RankRA: 4th
 • Density628.32/sq mi (242.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71433[2]
Area code318
FIPS code22-29220
The (Previously closed) Pringle Theatre, an Art Deco structure in Glenmora, seated six hundred.

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.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Glenmora LA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.