Duson, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
Town of Duson | |
![]() Downtown Duson | |
![]() Location of Duson in Acadia and Lafayette Parishes, Louisiana. | |
![]() Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
Coordinates: 30°14′11″N 92°11′06″W / 30.23639°N 92.18500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Acadia, Lafayette |
Named for | Cornelius C. Duson |
Area | |
• Total | 3.02 sq mi (7.81 km2) |
• Land | 3.01 sq mi (7.79 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,326 |
• Density | 440.82/sq mi (170.21/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 70529[2] |
Area code | 337 |
FIPS code | 22-22255 |
Website | townofduson |
Duson is a town in Acadia and Lafayette parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The town was named after Curley Duson, a sheriff of St. Landry Parish. At the 2010 U.S. census,[3] the town had a population of 1,716; in 2020, at the population estimates program, its population was 1,761.[4] The Lafayette Parish portion of Duson is part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area, while the Acadia Parish portion is part of the Crowley micropolitan statistical area. Duson also has a ghost town affiliated with it, a tiny neighborhood that was made but never finished. It is currently blocked off by the town's police.