Church Point dates to 1843, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 60% of U.S. towns · #45 of 161 in Louisiana. What drives it
Most of Church Point was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Its Register listing is the Le Vieux Presbytere. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1957 on, and the census since 1900.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1873.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Church Point’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Church Point is more historic than 60% of U.S. towns, #45 of 161 in Louisiana. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Church Point’s overall grade.
Louisiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Louisiana town has 3.8 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Church Point’s 2.4 sits near the middle of its state (48% of Louisiana towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1843.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.6 points).
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Church Point’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
In the late 18th century, French settlers from Nova Scotia (Acadie) Canada, created clearings by burning the underbrush, leaving what they called a brûlé, or "burn", much as the Native Americans in the area had created a "burn" to promote new grass to attract bison and other grazing and browsing animals.
One of these clearings was created on a slough off Bayou Mermentau, near where the slough came to a point. This new clearing became known as Plaquemine Brûlé in 1843 when Etienne d'Aigle III, a descendant of immigrants from Quebec, became the first settler in the area, which at that time was in the middle of Opelousas Parish (later St. Landry Parish), which stretched from the Atchafalaya River to the Sabine River.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Church Point’s post office has been open since 1873.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Davids Trailer and Recreational Vehicle Park
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Church Point’s history
What year was Church Point founded?
In 1843, according to Wikidata. Church Point’s post office opened in 1873, and the census of 1900 counted 278 people here.
How does Church Point rank for history?
Church Point is more historic than 60% of U.S. towns, #45 of 161 in Louisiana. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Church Point?
One place: the Le Vieux Presbytere (listed 1997).
How old are the homes in Church Point?
8% of Church Point’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.6 points), against a typical 3.4% for a Louisiana town; the median home was built in 1988.
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.
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