Youngsville, Louisiana

Youngsville, Louisiana
Youngsville, Louisiana
City
	City of Youngsville
	Location in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
	Location of Louisiana in the United States
	Coordinates: 30°06′02″N 91°59′27″W / 30.10056°N 91.99083°W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Lafayette
Government
• Mayor	Ken Ritter
• Chief administrative officer	Simone B. Champagne
Area
• Total	12.45 sq mi (32.25 km2)
• Land	12.45 sq mi (32.25 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	26 ft (8 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	15,929
• Density	1,279.23/sq mi (493.90/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70592
Area code	337
FIPS code	22-83335
Website	www.youngsville.us

Youngsville is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, and is part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area. The population was 8,105 at the 2010 U.S. census,^[3] and 15,929 at the 2020 United States census.^[4]

Youngsville was the birthplace of Louisiana businessman and politician Dudley J. LeBlanc, the entrepreneur of the Hadacol fortune of the 1950s.^[5]^[6] Bernard LeBas of Ville Platte has represented Evangeline and St. Landry parishes in the Louisiana House of Representatives since 2008. He is a former resident of Youngsville.^[7]^[8]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "Youngsville LA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Youngsville city, Louisiana". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ "QuickFacts: Youngsville city, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ "Dudley LeBlanc, the Hadacol Huckster". HistoryNet. February 9, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "Dudley J. LeBlanc Collection". University Libraries. September 29, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "H. Bernard LeBas". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ "Harvey Bernard LeBas". intelius.com. Retrieved May 7, 2015.