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History · Center Point

Center Point’s post office opened in 1891

Most of Center Point was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: maps from 1986 on.

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How Center Point began

When was Center Point founded?

1891

The Center Point post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 520135 years
Founding year: the first Center Point post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Center Point’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Center Point’s history is told.

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The story so far

Center Point, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Center Point yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Center Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Center Point had a population of 520. Center Point is located along Louisiana Highway 107, 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Marksville, the parish seat, and 16 miles (26 km) east of Alexandria.

Its first post office opened in 1891. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 492 to 520 (+6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Center Point on the map, 1986 to 1993

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Center Point. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Center Point on the 1986 USGS mapCenter Point on the 1993 USGS map1986Alexandria sheet · 1:100,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Center Point.

Famous people

Famous people close to Center Point

Nobody well known was born in Center Point itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Little WalterAmerican blues harmonica player · b. 1930
Rashard LewisAmerican basketball player · b. 1979
Faith FordAmerican actress · b. 1964
Muse WatsonAmerican actor · b. 1948
Norma McCorveyPlaintiff in Roe v. Wade · b. 1947
Justin GastonAmerican actor, model, and singer · b. 1988

Questions about Center Point’s history

What year was Center Point founded?

The Center Point post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.