Simsboro, Louisiana
Simsboro, Louisiana | |
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Village | |
| Village of Simsboro | |
JR's Place is the restaurant in Simsboro | |
Location of Simsboro in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°31′56″N 92°47′02″W / 32.53222°N 92.78389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Lincoln |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.48 sq mi (9.02 km2) |
| • Land | 3.48 sq mi (9.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 315 ft (96 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 803 |
| • Density | 230.61/sq mi (89.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-70630 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407549 |
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Simsboro is a village in western Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 841 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Two 20th century lawmakers who were natives of Simsboro are interred at Simsboro Cemetery: State Representatives L.D. "Buddy" Napper, who served from 1952 to 1964, and practiced law for a half-century in Ruston, and Ragan Madden, who left the House in 1949 to become the five-term district attorney of the 3rd Judicial District. A 19th Century lawmaker who lived in Simsboro was Representative George M. Lomax, who in 1894 introduced the enabling legislation, Act 68, to establish the future Louisiana Tech University.