Pitkin, Louisiana facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pitkin, Louisiana
CDP
Location in Vernon Parish and the state of Louisiana.
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Vernon
Area
• Total	6.24 sq mi (16.16 km2)
• Land	6.23 sq mi (16.13 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	167 ft (51 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	455
• Density	73.05/sq mi (28.20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	337
GNIS feature ID	555670

Pitkin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Pitkin is approximately 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Leesville, the parish seat. Pitkin is approximately 45 miles (72 km) southwest of the city of Alexandria and about 150 miles (240 km) due west of the Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP, also known as Angola) in West Feliciana Parish. As of the 2010 census, the CDP's population was 576. James Ridgeway of Mother Jones said that the Pitkin area had 1,965 residents.

Burl Cain, the warden of LSP, was reared in Pitkin. His older brother, James David, a former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature, was born in Pitkin in 1938.

History

In 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate soldiers built a military road from Niblett's Bluff to Alexandria that passed through the area. The Vernon Parish Tourism Commission placed an historical marker in 2009.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, of its 576 population who live in 230 households, their median age was 41.6, 541 are White, 10 are multiracial, 3 are Asian, 2 are some other race, 1 is African American; 10 have Latino ethnicity.

Education

The Vernon Parish School District serves Pitkin. It operates Pitkin High School (PK-12). The Vernon Parish Library operates the Pitkin Branch Library.

See also

In Spanish: Pitkin (Luisiana) para niños