Simsboro, Louisiana
Simsboro, Louisiana | |
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Village | |
| Village of Simsboro | |
JR's Place is the restaurant in Simsboro | |
Location of Simsboro in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°31′56″N 92°47′02″W / 32.53222°N 92.78389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Lincoln |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.48 sq mi (9.02 km2) |
| • Land | 3.48 sq mi (9.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 315 ft (96 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 803 |
| • Density | 230.6/sq mi (89.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-70630 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407549 |
Simsboro is a village in western Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Simsboro had a population of 803. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Two 20th century lawmakers who were natives of Simsboro are interred at Simsboro Cemetery: State Representatives L.D. "Buddy" Napper, who served from 1952 to 1964, and practiced law for a half-century in Ruston, and Ragan Madden, who left the House in 1949 to become the five-term district attorney of the 3rd Judicial District. A 19th Century lawmaker who lived in Simsboro was Representative George M. Lomax, who in 1894 introduced the enabling legislation, Act 68, to establish the future Louisiana Tech University.