Cecilia, Louisiana
| Cecilia, Louisiana | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | St. Martin |
| Elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 30°20′11″N 91°50′52″W / 30.33639°N 91.84778°WCoordinates: 30°20′11″N 91°50′52″W / 30.33639°N 91.84778°W |
| Area | 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
| - land | 1.7 sq mi (4 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 1,505 (2000) |
| Density | 863.3/sq mi (333.3/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 337 |
  Location of Cecilia in Louisiana
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Cecilia is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,505 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lafayette Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cecilia is located at 30°20′11″N 91°50′52″W / 30.33639°N 91.84778°W (30.336379, -91.847867).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all of it land.
The unincorporated community of Cecilia was originally known by the Spanish as La Punta, describing a deep bend in Bayou Teche. This was translated by the French into La Grande Pointe, a name that was used by many people until modern times when it was then called Cecilia, named after the first postal clerk. The community began as a small service center of sorts for the many landowners in outlying areas. As more settlers populated the land along the northern Bayou Teche, the need grew for easier access to religious services, education, and trade. It was because of these basic needs that the community became more than a crossover on the bayou trail between Opelousas and St. Martinville,
Pierre Guidry, the first settler of Cecilia, acquired three tracts of land from Mrs. Joseph Alexander Declouet in 1791. Joseph Angelle settled nearby soon after.
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