Kinder, Louisiana
Kinder, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
Ashy Municipal Building is named for former Kinder Mayor Fred A. Ashy | |
Location of Kinder in Allen Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°29′01″N 92°51′03″W / 30.48361°N 92.85083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Allen |
| Town | 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor and Town Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.53 sq mi (14.31 km2) |
| • Land | 5.53 sq mi (14.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,170 |
| • Density | 392.7/sq mi (151.64/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70648 |
| Area code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-39755 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405949 |
| Website | townofkinder |
Kinder is a small town in Allen Parish, Louisiana, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Kinder had a population of 2,170.
The Lieutenant Douglas B. Fournet Memorial Park, an American Legion enterprise, was dedicated on June 11, 1988, in Kinder to remember those who died in military service to the nation.
Kinder was the birthplace of the late Mayor J. Rayburn Bertrand of Lafayette, who served from 1960 to 1972 and presided over the near doubling of the municipal population.
Kinder is home to Coushatta Casino Resort, the largest casino resort in Louisiana. The resort includes Koasati Pines, an 18-hole par 72 championship layout golf course.