Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Battleground Plantation and Green-Lovelace House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Sicily Island has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Sicily Island beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 761 in 1960, 366 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 4 maps from 1941 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sicily Island, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Sicily Island.
Sicily Island had 195 jobs in 2023, up 96 from 2013. Just over two fifths of Sicily Island residents live below the poverty line, against 20% in Louisiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 3% of working residents stay in Sicily Island for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Harrisonburg (12%), Ferriday (3%) and Jena (3%).
| Sicily Island | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 40 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 41% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Catahoula Parish school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Sicily Island’s public school: 143 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sicily Island High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 143 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Sicily Island, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 23%. The town does better than the Louisiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 15. 22% of Sicily Island adults have diabetes, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 12%. In Sicily Island, 53% of adults have high blood pressure, and 12% binge drink.
| Sicily Island | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 44% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 27% | 19% |
| What stands out | Sicily Island | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.3% | 16.9% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.8% | 66.3% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.6% | 4.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The risk rating from FEMA for Sicily Island comes to 60 of 100. Federal aid has come to Sicily Island households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021. FEMA puts 33% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to drought.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Sicily Island; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Sicily Island residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Where Sicily Island’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Louisiana, United States
Sicily Island is a village in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 336 at the 2020 census.
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Sicily Island has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.