Homer, Louisiana
Homer, Louisiana | |
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Homer City Hall (built 1928) | |
Location of Homer in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′35″N 93°03′30″W / 32.79306°N 93.05833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Claiborne |
| Named after | Homer |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.66 sq mi (12.07 km2) |
| • Land | 4.65 sq mi (12.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,747 |
| • Density | 590.3/sq mi (227.93/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 71040 |
| Area code | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-35870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405858 |
| Website | www |
Homer is a town in and the parish seat of Claiborne Parish in northern Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Homer had a population of 2,747. Named for the Greek poet Homer, the town was laid out around the Courthouse Square in 1850 by Frank Vaughn. The present-day brick courthouse, built in the Greek Revival style of architecture, is one of only four pre-Civil War courthouses in Louisiana still in use. The building, completed in 1860, was accepted by the Claiborne Parish Police Jury on July 20, 1861, at a cost of $12,304.36, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The other courthouses are in St. Francisville, St. Martinville and Thibodaux.