Welcome to Parks ...

The village of Parks is located in Saint Martin Parish<1>.

The location of Parks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parks, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Parks has a population of 702 people<3> (see below for details).

Parks is near sea level<4>.

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

Parks is within the (337) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Parks had an population of 702 people. This is an increase of 7.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Parks had a population of 653 people. This makes Parks the parish's 4th most populous community.

The population of Parks represents 0.01% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 210th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 653 people, the population of Parks increased 22.51% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 533 people).

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

Communities Also Named Parks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Parks: This one is located in Saint Martin Parish and the other is located in Iberville Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 16 communities that are also named Parks - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parks.

Communities near Parks ...

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

• Lafayette
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• New Iberia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Iberia
  • New Iberia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Iberia <5>
• Youngsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Carencro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Saint Martinville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martinville
  • Saint Martinville is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martinville <5>
• Sunset
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <5>
• Maurice
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
  • Maurice is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maurice <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 Parks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Parks. 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 Parks.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parks ...

Looking for more information about Parks? 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 Parks, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Parks.

Adding Parks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parks 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 Parks was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Martin Parish: www.stmartinparish-la.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/