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150 people live in this town, settled in 1876.
34% of residents live below the poverty line in Bordelonville, above both the Louisiana town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 162 in Louisiana we compare has a higher median age than Bordelonville. Bordelonville Floodgate is on the National Register of Historic Places. Bordelonville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1927 and 4 maps from 1941 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Ordered by what stands out in Bordelonville.
Louisiana has 27% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 23%. 53% never finished high school.
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.5 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Bordelonville | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.7% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.7% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 35.3% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 53.2% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.8% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.5% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Half of commuters travel less than 29 miles. The top destinations are Marksville (19%), Alexandria (13%) and Cottonport (6%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The July high for Bordelonville comes to 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Bordelonville, 44% of adults have high blood pressure. This Louisiana town does better than the Louisiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. Among adults here, 18% report frequent physical distress and 21% report frequent mental distress.
| Bordelonville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 44% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bordelonville | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.2% | 12.4% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.7% | 18.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Bordelonville break down as 29% from drought and 20% from hurricanes. Compared with just over half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Bordelonville after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
57% of households own their home in Bordelonville.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Bordelonville is unincorporated, so Avoyelles Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Where Bordelonville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
None within 15 miles of Bordelonville; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Bordelonville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Bordelonville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bordelonville had a population of 458. Bordelonville is located along Bayou des Glaises and Louisiana Highway 451, 17 miles (27 km) east of Marksville, the parish seat.
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