| Elton, Louisiana | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 30.4808°N -92.6964°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson Davis |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Kesia Lemoine[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.30 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.66 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.30 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.66 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 49 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 992 |
| Population Density Km2: | 230.60 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 597.23 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 70532[3] |
| Area Code: | 337 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-23620 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Elton is a town in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 992 at the 2020 census,[4] down from 1,128 at the 2010 census.[5] It is part of the Jennings Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The wife of pioneer settler J. M. Henderson is said to have chosen the name "Elton" for her home town from a book in which she read of an English town named Elton. That was probably the town on the northwest coast of England in County Durham near Middlesbrough. Elton, Louisiana, was incorporated as a village in 1911.[6]
Elton is in northeast Jefferson Davis Parish and is bordered to the north by Allen Parish. U.S. Route 190 passes through the town, leading east to Eunice and west 9miles to Kinder. Jennings, the Jefferson Davis Parish seat, is to the south of Elton via Louisiana Highway 26.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Elton has a total area of 4.3km2, all land.[5]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 493 | 49.7% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 369 | 37.2% | |
| Native American | 32 | 3.23% | |
| Asian | 6 | 0.6% | |
| Other/Mixed | 66 | 6.65% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 2.62% |
Jefferson Davis Parish Public Schools operates public schools in Elton. Schools serving Elton, within Elton, include Elton Elementary School (PK-5) and Elton High School (6-12).[7]
Jefferson Davis Parish Library operates the Elton Branch at 813 Main Street.