Grant Parish, Louisiana
Grant Parish, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
| Parish of Grant | |
Grant Parish Courthouse in Colfax | |
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana | |
Louisiana's location within the U.S. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Region | Central Louisiana |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Named after | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Parish seat | Colfax |
| Largest town | Montgomery (area) Colfax (population) |
| Area | |
• Total | 665 sq mi (1,720 km2) |
| • Land | 643 sq mi (1,670 km2) |
| • Water | 22 sq mi (57 km2) |
| • percentage | 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,169 |
| • Density | 34.5/sq mi (13.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 318 |
| Congressional district | 5th |
Grant Parish is a parish located in the North Central portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,169. The parish seat is Colfax. The parish was founded in 1869 during the Reconstruction era.
Grant Parish is part of the Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area and Red River Valley. From 1940 to 1960, the parish had a dramatic population loss, as many African Americans from the plantation areas left in the Great Migration to seek better opportunities in the North and West. Such migration continued until about 1970. One of the eleven parishes organized during Reconstruction, Grant was created from parts of Winn and Rapides parishes.
Grant Parish is the site of United States Penitentiary, Pollock.