Map of Pitkin CDP, Louisiana

Pitkin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Pitkin is approximately 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Leesville, the parish seat. Pitkin is approximately 45 miles (72 km) southwest of the city of Alexandria and about 150 miles (240 km) due west of the Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP, also known as Angola) in West Feliciana Parish. As of the 2010 census, the CDP’s population was 576. James Ridgeway of Mother Jones said that the Pitkin area had 1,965 residents.

Burl Cain, the warden of LSP, was reared in Pitkin. His older brother, James David, a former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature, was born in Pitkin in 1938.

Pitkin CDP overview:
Name:	Pitkin CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Louisiana
County:	Vernon Parish
Elevation:	167 ft (51 m)
Total Area:	6.24 sq mi (16.16 km²)
Land Area:	6.23 sq mi (16.13 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	455
Population Density:	73.05/sq mi (28.20/km²)
Area code:	337
FIPS code:	2260600
GNISfeature ID:	555670

Online Interactive Map

Click on to view map in "full screen" mode.

Pitkin online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Pitkin location map. Where is Pitkin CDP?

Pitkin location on the U.S. Map. Where is Pitkin CDP. — Pitkin location on the U.S. Map.

Pitkin location on the Louisiana map. Where is Pitkin CDP. — Location of Pitkin in Louisiana.

History

In 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate soldiers built a military road from Niblett’s Bluff to Alexandria that passed through the area. The Vernon Parish Tourism Commission placed an historical marker in 2009.