Fort Polk South, Louisiana
| Fort Polk South | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
| Hamlet of Fort Polk South | |
 Location in Vernon Parish and the state of Louisiana. |
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| Coordinates: 31°02′49″N 93°12′40″W / 31.04694°N 93.21111°WCoordinates: 31°02′49″N 93°12′40″W / 31.04694°N 93.21111°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Louisiana
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| Parish | Vernon |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 71459 |
| Area code | 337 |
Fort Polk South is a census-designated place (CDP) in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 11,000 at the 2000 census.
Fort Polk South is the larger principal city of the Fort Polk South-DeRidder CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Fort Polk South (Vernon Parish) and DeRidder (Beauregard Parish) micropolitan areas, which had a combined population of 85,517 at the 2000 census.
Fort Polk South is located at 31°2′49″N 93°12′40″W / 31.04694°N 93.21111°W (31.047003, -93.211213).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.2 square miles (16 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,000 people, 2,383 households, and 2,175 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,785.9 people per square mile (689.5/km²). There were 2,864 housing units at an average density of 465.0 per square mile (179.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 58.8% White, 27.7% African American, 0.9% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 5.3% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.7% of the population.
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