Marksville, Louisiana
Marksville, Louisiana | |
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| City of Marksville | |
| Motto: Where Everybody is Somebody | |
Location of Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. | |
Marksville, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 31°07′46″N 92°03′51″W / 31.12944°N 92.06417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Avoyelles |
| Founded | 1794 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Lemoine |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.83 sq mi (12.50 km2) |
| • Land | 4.81 sq mi (12.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,065 |
| • Density | 1,052.3/sq mi (406.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 71351 |
| Area codes | 318/457 |
| FIPS code | 22-48750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405027 |
| Website | www |
Marksville is a small city in and the parish seat of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Marksville had a population of 5,065.
Louisiana's first land-based casino, Paragon Casino Resort, opened in Marksville in June 1994. It is operated by the federally recognized Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe, which has a reservation in the parish.