Acadia Parish, Louisiana

Acadia Parish
Acadia Parish
Parish
	Acadia Parish Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
	Louisiana's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 30°16′N 92°24′W / 30.267°N 92.400°W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Founded	June, 30, 1886
Named for	The Acadians
Seat	Crowley
Largest city	Crowley
Area
• Total	657 sq mi (1,700 km2)
• Land	655 sq mi (1,700 km2)
• Water	2.3 sq mi (6 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	57,576
• Density	88/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.appj.org/index.html

Acadia Parish (French: Paroisse de l'Acadie) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 57,576.^[1] The parish seat is Crowley.^[2] The parish was founded from parts of St. Landry Parish in 1886, and later an election was held to determine the parish seat, ending when Crowley beat Rayne and Prairie Hayes.^[3] Acadia Parish is included in the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area.

^ "QuickFacts: Acadia Parish, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Acadia Parish History". Acadia Parish Library. Archived from the original on July 7, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2014.