| Cotton Valley, Louisiana | |
| Official Name: | Town of Cotton Valley |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 32.8144°N -93.4214°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Webster |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Joseph Alexander (D) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.85 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.65 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.82 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.63 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Ft: | 226 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 787 |
| Population Density Km2: | 115.45 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 299.01 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-17915 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Website: | cottonvalleylouisiana.net (archived) |
Cotton Valley is a town in central Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,010 at the 2010 census.
Cotton Valley was established in the mid-19th century, and incorporated in 1944 when J. B. Roby, a Democrat, became its first mayor.[2] In 1946, Roby was succeeded by A. C. Borland,[3] who served a total of 22 years. An insurance agent, Borland did not seek reelection in 1968 and was succeeded by E. M. Hollingsworth.[4] Borland was credited with the building of the Cotton Valley city hall, recreation center and municipal park.[5] Keith Chanler was elected mayor in 2000 and again in 2004 and chose not to run in 2008.Comerdis Phillips was elected mayor in 2008[6] Joseph Alexander became mayor in 2016.[7]
Cotton Valley was the home of the former Marlon Pope Special Learning Center,[8] named for Chester Marlon Pope, a civic leader and Republican member of the Webster Parish School Board.[9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6sqmi, all land.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 380 | 48.28% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 362 | 46.0% | |
| Native American | 15 | 1.91% | |
| Other/Mixed | 18 | 2.29% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 1.52% |
A public library replaced the former facility in the old office of Dr. John Pugh, a long-time Cotton Valley physician, who began his practice in 1902.[10]