Vienna, Louisiana

Vienna, Louisiana
Town
Location in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Location in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 32°36′24″N 92°39′03″W / 32.60667°N 92.65083°W / 32.60667; -92.65083
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishLincoln
Government
 • MayorWalter Carpenter (R)
Area
 • Total3.47 sq mi (8.98 km2)
 • Land3.47 sq mi (8.98 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total483
 • Density139.31/sq mi (53.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code318
FIPS code22-78540

Vienna is a town in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 483 in 2020.

During the American Civil War, Confederate troops drilled at a new camp established in 1862 in Vienna. Later in the war, a parolee camp was established at Vienna.[2]

Vienna was the parish seat of Lincoln Parish from its creation in 1873 until 1884, when a parish-wide vote moved it to the new railroad town of Ruston.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ John D. Winters, The Civil War in Louisiana, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1963, ISBN 0-8071-0834-0, pp. 152, 384
  3. ^ "A bill has passed both Houses..." The Ouachita Telegraph. February 15, 1873. p. 3. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "AN ACT Creating the parish of Lincoln, aud providing for the organization thereof". Bossier Banner-Progress. August 9, 1873. p. 1. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "The people of Lincoln parish..." The Donaldsonville Chief. October 25, 1884. p. 1. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "The people of Lincoln parish..." The Donaldsonville Chief. November 15, 1884. p. 1. Retrieved May 12, 2024.