Independence, Louisiana

Independence, Louisiana
Independence, Louisiana
Town
	US Route 51 in Independence
	Location of Independence in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
	Location of Louisiana in the United States
	Coordinates: 30°38′07″N 90°30′14″W / 30.63528°N 90.50389°W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Tangipahoa
Government
• Mayor	Jim Paine
Area
• Total	2.41 sq mi (6.25 km2)
• Land	2.41 sq mi (6.24 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	82 ft (25 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,635
• Density	678.14/sq mi (261.86/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70792
Area code	985
FIPS code	22-37025
GNIS feature ID	2405882

Independence, originally known as Uncle Sam,^[4] is a town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,665 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Independence, Louisiana
^ "Independence ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ John V. Baiamonte Jr., "Italians in Louisiana" in LLA Bulletin, Volume 57 Number 1, Summer 1994; Harry P. Becnel, "Customs, Traditions, and Folklore of a Rural Southern Italian-American Community" in Folklife in the Florida Parishes, edited by Joel R. Gardner (Baton Rouge: Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, 1989).