Oretta, Louisiana Explained

Official Name:Oretta, Louisiana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Louisiana
Pushpin Label:Oretta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Louisiana
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Beauregard
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.70
Area Land Km2:5.70
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:2.20
Area Land Sq Mi:2.20
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:371
Population Density Km2:65.14
Population Density Sq Mi:168.71
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:108
Coordinates:30.5256°N -93.4369°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:337
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:22-58150
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0543559

Oretta is a census-designated place in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 418.[2]

Geography

Oretta is located in southern Beauregard Parish at 30.5256°N -93.4369°W. Louisiana Highway 27 leads through the center of the CDP, leading north to DeRidder, the parish seat, and south 5miles to DeQuincy in Calcasieu Parish.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Oretta CDP has a total area of 5.7km2, all land.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Oretta CDP, Louisiana. https://archive.today/20200212180339/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2258150. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. November 27, 2013.