Castor, Louisiana
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Bienville |
| Elevation | 174 ft (53.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 32°15′10″N 93°09′54″W / 32.25278°N 93.16500°WCoordinates: 32°15′10″N 93°09′54″W / 32.25278°N 93.16500°W |
| Area | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
| - land | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 258 (2010) |
| Density | 83.7/km2 (216.8/sq mi) |
| Mayor | Victoria Pickett |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 71016 |
| Area code | 318 |
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Castor is a village in Bienville Parish in north Louisiana, USA. The population was 209 at the 2000 census but increased 23% to 258 in 2010. The median age is 32.2 years. The village was established in 1900. The name "Castor" refers to the genus Castoridae or beaver, a Latin term, contrary to an oral tradition of the word being Native American in origin.
Castor's ZIP code is 71016, and the local landline AT&T telephone numbers start with 544, with wireless number prefixes varying according to service provider. A number of surrounding smaller villages, both incorporated and not, including Roy, utilize the ZIP code of Castor.
During the Civil War, Castor supplied salt for the Confederacy. A salt works was operated west of Castor by Alfred P. King. The area supplied hundreds of young men as soldiers during the Civil War, including the Castor Guards and the Bienville Rifles.
Dr. Dempsey Sullivan was a physician who saw patients from horseback. His daughter, Willie Sullivan, married Sam Smith, and the couple had 21 children. All but one of the children who died are interred at the New Ebenezer Cemetery. Mrs. Bonnie Daniel and Mrs. Merlene Young lived the furthest away in Weatherford and Kerrville, Texas, respectively, but they too are buried at Ebenezer.
The Sam and Willie Sullivan Smith family, one of the oldest in Castor, lost six members in a tornado in 1950. Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Elaine Smith, Celia Sullivan (Mrs. Smith's sister), Dottie Jo Knotts, and Prentice Little were all killed. The homestead was wiped clean except for a bucket on the water well which remained undisturbed. The Smith family sold most of its land to Jerry "Cotton" Guin, an employee of Libbey Glass in Shreveport, who raised bees there until 2009.
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