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History · Sikes

Sikes’ post office opened in 1902, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Sikes was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2000. Its Register listing is the Sikes High School. Below: maps from 1921 on and the census since 1950.

1902first post office
1on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Sikes began

When was Sikes founded?

1902

The Sikes post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 342 in 19502020 census: 112124 years
Founding year: the first Sikes post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Sikes’ past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Sikes are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sikes’s history is told.

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The story so far

Sikes, in brief

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

Sikes is a village in Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sikes had a population of 112. The village was named after Sikes Bowman, (1856–1925), a leader in the Winn Parish Baptist church, musician, and the first postmaster in the local area.

Its first post office opened in 1902. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 119 to 112 (-6%).

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

By decade

Sikes, decade by decade

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Brister School House2012Brister School HouseLAMap-doton-Sikes2004LAMap-doton-Sikes
On the map

Sikes on the map, 1954 to 1989

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

Sikes on the 1954 USGS mapSikes on the 1989 USGS map1954Sikes sheet · 1:62,500

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

Every building

Sikes, building by building, 1921

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a sheet.

Sikes fire insurance map, 1921, sheet 11921Sheet 1 of 1
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Sikes

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
2025
Sikes High School
Sikes High School
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Sikes High SchoolBuilding · listed 2025

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Sikes, census by census

01002003001960198020002020Peak: 342

Between 112 and 342 people in every census since 1950.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Sikes’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Sikes

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

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Huey LongAmerican politician, Governor of Louisiana, and… · b. 1893
Jimmie DavisAmerican singer, songwriter and 47th Governor o… · b. 1899
Aaron HolidayAmerican basketball player · b. 1996
Earl LongAmerican politician and the 45th Governor of Lo… · b. 1895
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Gilbert GrayAmerican sailor · b. 1902
John McKeithenAmerican governor of Louisiana · b. 1918

Questions about Sikes’ history

What year was Sikes founded?

The Sikes post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Sikes?

One place: the Sikes High School (listed 2025).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 Wikimedia Commons (2), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.