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Pitkin, Louisiana
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Location in Vernon Parish and the state of Louisiana.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Vernon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.24 sq mi (16.16 km2) |
| • Land | 6.23 sq mi (16.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 455 |
| • Density | 73.05/sq mi (28.20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 337 |
| GNIS feature ID | 555670 |
Pitkin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Pitkin is approximately 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Leesville, the parish seat. Pitkin is approximately 45 miles (72 km) southwest of the city of Alexandria and about 150 miles (240 km) due west of the Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP, also known as Angola) in West Feliciana Parish. As of the 2010 census, the CDP's population was 576. James Ridgeway of Mother Jones said that the Pitkin area had 1,965 residents.
Burl Cain, the warden of LSP, was reared in Pitkin. His older brother, James David, a former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature, was born in Pitkin in 1938.
Demographics
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| 2020 | 455 | — | |
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According to the 2010 census, of its 576 population who live in 230 households, their median age was 41.6, 541 are White, 10 are multiracial, 3 are Asian, 2 are some other race, 1 is African American; 10 have Latino ethnicity.
Education
The Vernon Parish School District serves Pitkin. It operates Pitkin High School (PK-12). The Vernon Parish Library operates the Pitkin Branch Library.
See also
In Spanish: Pitkin (Luisiana) para niños
