Crowley, Louisiana
Crowley, Louisiana | |
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Downtown Crowley | |
| Nickname: Rice Capital of America | |
| Motto: Where Life Is Rice And Easy | |
Location of Crowley in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°13′30″N 92°22′14″W / 30.22500°N 92.37056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Acadia |
| Incorporated | 1887 |
| Founded by | C.C. Duson and W.W. Duson |
| Named after | Patrick Crowley, railroad owner |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.85 sq mi (15.16 km2) |
| • Land | 5.85 sq mi (15.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,710 |
| • Density | 2,001/sq mi (772.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70526 |
| Area code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-18650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404162 |
| Website | crowley-la.com |
Crowley (Local pronunciation: /ˈkræli/) is a city in, and the parish seat of, Acadia Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 United States census, Crowley had a population of 11,710. Crowley is the principal city of the Crowley micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Acadia Parish. It is also part of the larger Lafayette–Acadiana combined statistical area.