St. Joseph, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
Town of Saint Joseph | |
Coordinates: 31°55′07″N 91°14′18″W / 31.91861°N 91.23833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Tensas |
Government | |
• Mayor | Matt Alexander |
Area | |
• Total | 0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2) |
• Land | 0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 831 |
• Density | 933.71/sq mi (360.36/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 71366 |
Area code | 318 |
FIPS code | 22-67495 |
St. Joseph, often called St. Joe, is a town in, and the parish seat of, rural Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States, in the delta of the Mississippi River.[2] The population was 1,176 at the 2010 census. The town had an African-American majority of 77.4 percent in 2010.[3]