Independence, Louisiana | |
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 US Route 51 in Independence | |
 Location of Independence in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. | |
.svg) Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°38′07″N 90°30′14″W / 30.63528°N 90.50389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Tangipahoa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Paine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.41 sq mi (6.25 km2) |
| • Land | 2.41 sq mi (6.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,635 |
| • Density | 678.14/sq mi (261.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70792[3] |
| Area code | 985 |
| FIPS code | 22-37025 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405882[2] |
Independence, originally known as Uncle Sam,[4] is a town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,665 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Independence, Louisiana
- ^ "Independence ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ John V. Baiamonte Jr., "Italians in Louisiana" in LLA Bulletin, Volume 57 Number 1, Summer 1994; Harry P. Becnel, "Customs, Traditions, and Folklore of a Rural Southern Italian-American Community" in Folklife in the Florida Parishes, edited by Joel R. Gardner (Baton Rouge: Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, 1989).