St. Joseph, Louisiana

St. Joseph, Louisiana
Town
Town of Saint Joseph
Location of St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 31°55′07″N 91°14′18″W / 31.91861°N 91.23833°W / 31.91861; -91.23833
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishTensas
Area
 • Total
0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
 • Land0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
75 ft (23 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
831
 • Density933.3/sq mi (360.36/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71366
Area code318
FIPS code22-67495
GNIS feature ID2407270

St. Joseph is a town in, and the parish seat of, rural Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States, in the delta of the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, St. Joseph had a population of 831. The town had an African-American majority of 77.4 percent in 2010.