Article Image Alt Text

Census confirms Maurice’s growth

Vermilion Parish down 1%, other municipalities show decreases

While Vermilion Parish didn’t increase its population as a whole, the “gateway” to the parish more than doubled its number of residents during the past 10 years.
After a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, results of the 2020 U.S. Census have been released. Results showed the soon-to-be town of Maurice as the only municipality in the parish to show growth.
Overall, Vermilion Parish decreased by 1%. In ‘10, the parish had an official population of 57,959. Now, that number is 57,359.
As it did in ‘10, Maurice again showed significant growth. Maurice jumped from 964 to 2,118, a whopping increase of 119.7% Ten years ago, Maurice increased by more than 364.
The city of Abbeville dropped below 12,000. The city’s ‘20 Census number is 11,186, down from 12,257 in ‘10. That is a decrease of 8.7%.
The town of Delcambre had a decrease of 3.9%. The town went from 1,866 in ‘10, to 1,793 this go round.
The town of Erath dropped slightly, at 4.1%. Ten years ago, Erath had a population of 2,114. According to the ‘20 Census, that number is 2,028.
The city of Kaplan went down 5.4%. The ‘20 Census lists 4,352, down from 4,600 in ‘10.
At 16.7%, the town of Gueydan had the largest decrease, from percentage to percentage standpoint. During the past 10 years, Gueydan went from a population of 1,398, to having 1,165 residents.

Vermilion Today

Abbeville Meridional

318 N. Main St.
Abbeville, LA 70510
Phone: 337-893-4223
Fax: 337-898-9022

The Kaplan Herald

219 North Cushing Avenue
Kaplan, LA 70548

The Gueydan Journal

311 Main Street
Gueydan, LA 70542