Port Barre, Louisiana
Port Barre, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
| Town of Port Barre | |
Location of Port Barre in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°33′24″N 91°57′23″W / 30.55667°N 91.95639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | St. Landry |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.12 sq mi (2.89 km2) |
| • Land | 1.08 sq mi (2.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.039 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,751 |
| • Density | 1,620/sq mi (627/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70577 |
| Area code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-61825 |
| FIPS code | 2407506 |
| Website | https://www.townofportbarre.com |
Port Barre (BAH-ree) is a town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. The town began in 1760 as an Indian trading post at the place where Bayou Teche flows out of Bayou Courtableau. As of the 2020 census, Port Barre had a population of 1,751. It is part of the Opelousas–Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area.