Crowley

Also known as Crowley, Louisiana, Crowley, LA, Rice capital of the world

city in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Parish: Acadia
Founded by: C.C. Duson and W.W. Duson
Named after: Patrick Crowley, railroad owner
Total: 5.85 sq mi (15.16 km )
Land: 5.85 sq mi (15.15 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 16 ft (4.9 m)
Density: 2,001/sq mi (772.7/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 ( CDT )
Fips code: 22-18650
Website: crowley-la.com

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City of Crowley – Where Life is Rice & Easy

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Crowley
Population: 11710
Area: 14.890389
Elevation: 6
Official website: www.crowley-la.com
Image: Crowley, Louisiana (3909023083).jpg
Households: 4919
Dialing code: 337

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Commons category: Crowley, Louisiana
postal code: 70527
inception: 1887-00-00
P8168: Richard Clayderman
water as percent of area: 0.0094
per capita income: 22444

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Crowley (Local pronunciation: /ˈkræli/) is a city in, and the parish seat of, Acadia Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 United States census, Crowley had a population of 11,710. Crowley is the principal city of the Crowley micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Acadia Parish. It is also part of the larger Lafayette–Acadiana combined statistical area.

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