Lake Providence, Louisiana

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The town of Lake Providence is located in East Carroll Parish and is the county seat.

Typical abbreviation for Lake Providence: Lk. Providence

Lake Providence is 30 feet [9.14 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Lake Providence, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Lake Providence had a population of 5,104 people^<2> (or 54.27% of the total population of East Carroll Parish). The population of Lake Providence represented 0.11% of the total of Louisiana, making it the state's 63rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Lake Providence had a population of 4,235 people. This is a decrease of 17.03% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Lake Providence.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Eudora (AR)	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	2,339	17.03% decrease
	Epps	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	1,101	4.51% decrease
	Forest	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	256	6.91% decrease
	Kilbourne	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	406	6.88% decrease
	Oak Grove	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,969	9.43% decrease
	Pioneer	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	153	10.53% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Lake Providence.

The Commemorative Quarter for Louisiana<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Lake Providence. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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