Glenmora, Louisiana
Glenmora, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
| Town of Glenmora | |
The clock in downtown Glenmora | |
Location of Glenmora in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°58′24″N 92°34′57″W / 30.97333°N 92.58250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Rapides |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2) |
| • Land | 1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,087 |
| • Rank | RA: 4th |
| • Density | 628.4/sq mi (242.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 71433 |
| Area code | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-29220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406578 |
Glenmora is a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,087 at the 2020 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.