Crowley, Louisiana

Crowley, Louisiana
Downtown Crowley
Downtown Crowley
Nickname: 
Rice Capital of America
Motto: 
Where Life Is Rice And Easy
Location of Crowley in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Crowley in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 30°12′49″N 92°22′25″W / 30.21361°N 92.37361°W / 30.21361; -92.37361
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishAcadia
Incorporated1887
Founded byC.C. Duson and W.W. Duson
Named forPatrick Crowley, railroad owner
Government
 • MayorChad Monceaux
 • Police ChiefTroy Hebert
Area
 • Total5.85 sq mi (15.16 km2)
 • Land5.85 sq mi (15.15 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total11,710
 • Density2,001.37/sq mi (772.70/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70526
Area code337
FIPS code22-18650
Websitecrowley-la.com

Crowley (Local pronunciation: /ˈkræli/) is a city in, and the parish seat of, Acadia Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana.[2] At the 2020 United States census, Crowley had a population of 11,710.[3] Crowley is the principal city of the Crowley micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Acadia Parish. It is also part of the larger LafayetteAcadiana combined statistical area.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "QuickFacts: Crowley city, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.

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