{"id":4278,"date":"2023-06-20T10:27:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T10:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4278"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:36","slug":"caldwell-parish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/caldwell-parish\/","title":{"rendered":"Caldwell Parish, Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Caldwell Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States, in the northeastern part of the state along the Ouachita River. It had a population of 9,645 at the 2020 census and covers 541 square miles (1,401 km2), of which 529 square miles are land and 11 square miles are water, centred near 32&deg;05&prime;N 92&deg;07&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Columbia is the parish seat, and its postal code is 71418. The parish has one incorporated town, two villages, one census-designated place, and a number of unincorporated communities. It sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Caldwell Parish<\/h2>\n<p>Louisiana parishes hold far fewer incorporated municipalities than most states \u2014 Caldwell Parish has just three: the town of Columbia (the seat), and the villages of Clarks and Grayson. Banks Springs is a census-designated place. Everything else on the list below is an unincorporated community, marked &ldquo;Unincorp.&rdquo; in the table.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Columbia<\/td>\n<td>Town &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>71418<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clarks<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>71415<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grayson<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>71435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Banks Springs<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bellevue<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Columbia Heights<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Copenhagen<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Corey<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cotton Plant<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hebert<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kelly<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>71441<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mount Pleasant<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pulpwood Spur<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Riverton<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spaulding<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vixen<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Blankston&rdquo; and &ldquo;Holum&rdquo; from the old list could not be independently verified against a current gazetteer or ZIP directory and were dropped; see notes.md.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>71418 &mdash; Columbia<\/li>\n<li>71415 &mdash; Clarks (PO Box only)<\/li>\n<li>71435 &mdash; Grayson<\/li>\n<li>71441 &mdash; Kelly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The rest of the parish&#8217;s small communities share one of these four ZIP codes rather than carrying their own.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Caldwell Parish sits in the hill country of northeastern Louisiana, where the pine-and-hardwood uplands of the Kisatchie region meet the Ouachita River floodplain. The Ouachita River forms much of the parish&#8217;s eastern edge and the Boeuf River drains its southern reaches; most of the population lives outside the three small municipalities, on farms and in rural communities scattered along the parish&#8217;s back roads.<\/p>\n<p>Caldwell Parish borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/jackson-parish\/\">Jackson Parish<\/a> to the northwest, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/ouachita-parish\/\">Ouachita Parish<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/richland-parish\/\">Richland Parish<\/a> to the northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/franklin-parish\/\">Franklin Parish<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/catahoula-parish\/\">Catahoula Parish<\/a> to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lasalle-parish\/\">La Salle Parish<\/a> to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/winn-parish\/\">Winn Parish<\/a> to the southwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Caldwell Parish had 9,645 residents at the 2020 census. Columbia is the largest community, followed by Grayson. Median household income in the parish runs well below the Louisiana median of $58,229, typical of the rural timber-and-farming parishes of north Louisiana. Population density works out to roughly 18 people per square mile of land, making it one of the more sparsely settled parishes in the region.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Timber is the backbone of the Caldwell Parish economy \u2014 pine plantations and hardwood bottomland cover much of the parish, feeding regional sawmills and pulpwood haulers, a trade the old settlement name &ldquo;Pulpwood Spur&rdquo; reflects directly. Row-crop and cattle farming fill out the rural economy, and the parish courthouse and school system in Columbia are among its largest employers. Hunting and fishing on the Ouachita River and in the surrounding Wildlife Management Areas draw visitors each fall.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Caldwell Parish was organized in 1838, carved from parts of Ouachita and Catahoula parishes, and named for the local Caldwell family. Columbia, on the Ouachita River, was established as the parish seat for its river-landing position, which made it a shipping point for cotton and timber before the railroad era. The parish&#8217;s population has stayed largely rural and agricultural through the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Highway 165 runs the length of the parish north&ndash;south, and Louisiana Highway 4 crosses it east&ndash;west through Columbia.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monroe &mdash; 25 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Alexandria &mdash; 60 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Winnfield &mdash; 25 miles southwest<\/li>\n<li>Jonesboro &mdash; 25 miles northwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Monroe Regional Airport (MLU), about 30 miles north of Columbia.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Caldwell Parish?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is in northeastern Louisiana, on the Ouachita River, about 25 miles south of Monroe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Caldwell Parish?<\/strong><br \/>\n9,645 people, per the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Caldwell Parish?<\/strong><br \/>\n541 square miles (1,401 km2), of which 529 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the Caldwell Parish seat?<\/strong><br \/>\nColumbia is the parish seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and villages are in Caldwell Parish?<\/strong><br \/>\nOne incorporated town (Columbia), two villages (Clarks and Grayson), one census-designated place (Banks Springs), and roughly a dozen unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Caldwell Parish?<\/strong><br \/>\n71418 (Columbia), 71415 (Clarks), 71435 (Grayson), and 71441 (Kelly).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What river runs through Caldwell Parish?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Ouachita River forms much of the parish&#8217;s eastern boundary; the Boeuf River drains its southern part.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/louisiana\/\">Towns and villages in Louisiana<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caldwell Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States, in the northeastern part of the state along the Ouachita River. It had a population of 9,645 at the 2020 census and covers 541 square miles (1,401 km2), of which 529 square miles are land and 11 square miles are water, centred near 32&deg;05&prime;N 92&deg;07&prime;W. 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