Plain Dealing, Louisiana

Coordinates: 32°54′21″N 93°42′0″W / 32.90583°N 93.70000°W / 32.90583; -93.70000
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Plain Dealing, Louisiana
Town
Town of Plain Dealing
Leon Sanders, Jr., Municipal Complex
Leon Sanders, Jr., Municipal Complex
Location of Plain Dealing in Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Plain Dealing in Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 32°54′21″N 93°42′0″W / 32.90583°N 93.70000°W / 32.90583; -93.70000
Country United States
State Louisiana
ParishBossier
Area
[1]
 • Total1.58 sq mi (4.10 km2)
 • Land1.58 sq mi (4.09 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total893
 • RankBO: 4th
 • Density565.55/sq mi (218.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code318
FIPS code22-60670

Plain Dealing is a town in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. The population was 893 at the 2020 census.[2]

History[change | change source]

In 1839, George Oglethorpe Gilmer and his son bought 5,000 acres of this land here from the United States government. They called some of this land "Plain Dealing" after the their family's Virginia plantation.[3][4] The "Plain Dealing" name became official when the town was founded on April 24, 1890.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Plain Dealing town, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 James A. Marples (2015-03-31). "Finding 'real deal' in Plain Dealing". Shreveporttimes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  4. ↑ "MY HOMETOWN : PLAIN DEALING, LOUISIANA". Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2016-02-06.


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