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Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

Natchitoches Parish had 35,982 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,253.0 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 4th by land area.

Population
35,982
#30 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,293 in US
Area
1,253.0 sq mi
#4 of 64 in Louisiana · #486 in US
Density
29 / sq mi
#46 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,963 in US
Median household income
$47,476
#45 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,867 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Natchitoches Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Natchitoches Parish population, land area and income

Natchitoches Parish had 35,982 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,253.0 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 4th by land area. That works out to 28.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents; Natchitoches Parish is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,476 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

35,982

3144th1st

1293rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,253 sq mi

3144th1st

486th of 3,144 (US)

Density

28.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1963rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,476

3143rd1st

2867th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

35,982

64th1st

30th of 64 (LA)

Land area

1,253 sq mi

64th1st

4th of 64 (LA)

Density

28.7 / sq mi

64th1st

46th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$47,476

64th1st

45th of 64 (LA)

How Natchitoches Parish's population changed since 2020

Natchitoches Parish lost 1,409 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.8%. That ranks 40th of 64 in Louisiana for growth. The median Louisiana county changed by -2.3%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Natchitoches Parish recorded 1,825 births and 2,195 deaths, a natural change of -370. Net international migration added +77 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,230. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,230 people.

37.4k202037.0k202136.7k202236.4k202336.0k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,825
Deaths
2,195
Net international migration
+77
Net domestic migration
-1,230
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-409

Where Natchitoches Parish is

The Census internal point of Natchitoches Parish is at 31.732500, -93.082500. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Louisiana's 64 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Natchitoches Parish outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Assumption Parish: -4.4%Concordia Parish: -4.2%Jackson Parish: -1.3%De Soto Parish: +1.6%Washington Parish: -0.6%Bienville Parish: -3.9%Caddo Parish: -5.1%Red River Parish: -4.6%Lafayette Parish: +5.0%Webster Parish: -4.6%Calcasieu Parish: -4.4%Allen Parish: -0.8%Rapides Parish: -2.9%Vernon Parish: -5.8%Union Parish: -2.3%St. Tammany Parish: +4.8%West Baton Rouge Parish: +4.3%Winn Parish: -2.3%Beauregard Parish: +0.2%Grant Parish: -0.2%Evangeline Parish: -1.7%Tangipahoa Parish: +4.6%St. Martin Parish: -0.8%Tensas Parish: -6.4%Caldwell Parish: -2.3%Franklin Parish: -3.1%Jefferson Parish: -2.8%Madison Parish: -8.3%Morehouse Parish: -6.6%Jefferson Davis Parish: -2.4%Pointe Coupee Parish: -4.0%Bossier Parish: +1.8%Richland Parish: -1.9%St. Charles Parish: -4.0%Acadia Parish: -1.5%Avoyelles Parish: -3.2%St. Mary Parish: -4.8%East Baton Rouge Parish: -0.6%Lafourche Parish: -2.2%Cameron Parish: -16.8%Terrebonne Parish: -5.1%LaSalle Parish: -0.9%Livingston Parish: +7.0%St. John the Baptist Parish: -6.3%Ouachita Parish: -1.4%Claiborne Parish: -4.0%St. Bernard Parish: +2.1%Orleans Parish: -5.4%St. Landry Parish: -1.8%Plaquemines Parish: -5.0%East Carroll Parish: -6.8%Vermilion Parish: +1.2%East Feliciana Parish: -1.7%Sabine Parish: -1.6%Iberia Parish: -3.6%Ascension Parish: +5.2%Lincoln Parish: -0.1%Natchitoches Parish: -3.8%St. James Parish: -5.0%St. Helena Parish: -0.4%Catahoula Parish: -6.4%West Carroll Parish: -4.5%West Feliciana Parish: -0.7%Iberville Parish: -1.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -5.0%
  2. < -3.6%
  3. < -1.7%
  4. < -0.4%
  5. ≥ -0.4%
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Orange pin: Natchitoches Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
31.732500, -93.082500
DMS
31°43'57.00"N 93°04'57.00"W
UTM
15N 492184.9E 3510788.9N
Geohash
9vtu9berh
Plus code
8638PWM9+22

Towns in Natchitoches Parish

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Natchitoches Parish, 17,165 people together, or 48% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Natchitoches Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Natchitoches with 17,165.

  1. 01Natchitoches17,165
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Natchitoches Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Natchitoches Parish. The most populous is Rapides Parish, LA, with 125,899 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 142.6 miles SE of Natchitoches Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA (population 176,578), 65.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Natchitoches, LA (population 17,165), 1.1 miles away.

Natchitoches Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Natchitoches Parish is 22069: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 069. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,476.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 35,982. That is down 1,409 people (3.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 37,391.

What is the FIPS code of Natchitoches Parish?

22069. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (069) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Natchitoches Parish?

Natchitoches, with 17,165 residents inside Natchitoches Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Natchitoches Parish?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Rapides Parish, LA; Vernon Parish, LA; De Soto Parish, LA; Grant Parish, LA; Sabine Parish, LA; Winn Parish, LA; Bienville Parish, LA; Red River Parish, LA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.