Map of Simmesport town

Simmesport is a town in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,161 at the 2010 census. It is the northernmost town on the Atchafalaya River, located near the Old River which connects the Red and Atchafalaya rivers with the Mississippi River.

Simmesport town overview:
Name:	Simmesport town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Louisiana
County:	Avoyelles Parish
Elevation:	46 ft (14 m)
Total Area:	2.37 sq mi (6.15 km²)
Land Area:	2.19 sq mi (5.66 km²)
Water Area:	0.19 sq mi (0.49 km²)
Total Population:	1,468
Population Density:	671.85/sq mi (259.43/km²)
Area code:	318
FIPS code:	2270525
Website:	simmesportla.com

Online Interactive Map

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

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

Simmesport location map. Where is Simmesport town?

Simmesport location on the U.S. Map. Where is Simmesport town. — Simmesport location on the U.S. Map.

Simmesport location on the Louisiana map. Where is Simmesport town. — Location of Simmesport in Louisiana.

History

The town was founded by Bennet Barton Simmes (1811–1888), one-time owner of White Hall Plantation, which was located on the opposite bank of the Atchafalaya River.

In December 2005 industrialist Frank Stronach founded a new community just south of Simmesport known as Canadaville, a place intended to house people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Simmesport Road Map

Simmesport city Satellite Map

Geography

Simmesport is located in eastern Avoyelles Parish on the west bank of the Atchafalaya River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km), of which 2.2 square miles (5.7 km) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km), or 7.93%, is water.