Welcome to Duson ...

The town of Duson is primarily located in Lafayette Parish<1>. A portion of Duson extends into Acadia Parish.

Duson was established in 1909.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Duson has a population of 1,763 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Duson is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Duson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Duson: (337)

The ZIP code for Duson: 70529<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Duson had an population of 1,763 people. This is an increase of 2.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Duson had a population of 1,716 people. This makes Duson the parish's 6th most populous community.

The population of Duson represents 0.04% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 129th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,716 people, the population of Duson increased 2.63% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,672 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Duson.

Communities near Duson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Duson.

• Lafayette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <5>
• Youngsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <5>
• Broussard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard
  • Broussard is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broussard <5>
• Crowley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <5>
• Abbeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <5>
• Carencro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carencro
  • Carencro is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carencro <5>
• Scott
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <5>
• Breaux Bridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Bridge
  • Breaux Bridge is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breaux Bridge <5>
• Rayne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <5>
• Church Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Point have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Point
  • Church Point is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Point <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Duson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Duson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Duson. See our Newspapers Page for Duson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duson ...

Looking for more information about Duson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Duson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Duson.

Adding Duson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Duson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Duson post office opened in 1887.

We also found Duson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Duson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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