Duson, Louisiana

Duson, Louisiana
Duson, Louisiana
Town
	Town of Duson
	Downtown Duson
	Location of Duson in Acadia and Lafayette Parishes, Louisiana.
	Location of Louisiana in the United States
	Coordinates: 30°14′11″N 92°11′06″W / 30.23639°N 92.18500°W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Acadia, Lafayette
Named for	Cornelius C. Duson
Area
• Total	3.02 sq mi (7.81 km2)
• Land	3.01 sq mi (7.79 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	36 ft (11 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,326
• Density	440.82/sq mi (170.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70529
Area code	337
FIPS code	22-22255
Website	townofduson.com

Duson is a town in Acadia and Lafayette parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The town was named after Curley Duson, a sheriff of St. Landry Parish. At the 2010 U.S. census,^[3] the town had a population of 1,716; in 2020, at the population estimates program, its population was 1,761.^[4] The Lafayette Parish portion of Duson is part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area, while the Acadia Parish portion is part of the Crowley micropolitan statistical area. Duson also has a ghost town affiliated with it, a tiny neighborhood that was made but never finished. It is currently blocked off by the town's police.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "Duson LA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Duson town, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2010-2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.