Morse, Louisiana
Village in Louisiana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morse is a village in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 812 at the 2010 census.[2] It is part of the Crowley Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Morse, Louisiana | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 30°07′18″N 92°29′55″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Acadia |
Incorporated | 1906 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Darlene Thibodeaux (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2) |
• Land | 1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 599 |
• Density | 427.55/sq mi (165.10/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 337 |
FIPS code | 22-52320 |
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Laid out in 1898 on land owned by J. M. Crabtree,[3] Morse was settled by farmers from Illinois and Iowa and incorporated as a village in 1906. The Southern Pacific Railroad had built a line here in 1895 connecting Midland and Gueydan and named it Morse Station after the railroad's New Orleans-based passenger agent, Col. Samuel Finley Breese Morse, a cousin of the inventor of the telegraph.[4] Morse had promoted immigration efforts targeting the area.[5]