Gibsland, Louisiana
Gibsland, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
Downtown Gibsland | |
Location of Gibsland in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°32′22″N 93°03′15″W / 32.53944°N 93.05417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Bienville |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.65 sq mi (6.87 km2) |
| • Land | 2.63 sq mi (6.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 773 |
| • Density | 293.58/sq mi (113.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-28835 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406562 |
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Gibsland is a town in Bienville Parish in northern Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 773. The town is best known for its connecting railroads, as the birthplace of the defunct historically black Coleman College, and for being the place where notorious criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by Texas Rangers on May 23, 1934.
Gibsland native John McConathy was a champion basketball player at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, who later was the superintendent for the Bossier Parish School Board, in which capacity he was the guiding force behind the establishment of the $57 million Bossier Parish Community College.