Glenmora, Louisiana | |
Town | |
Country | United States |
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State | Louisiana |
Parish | Rapides |
Elevation | 135 ft (41.1 m) |
Coordinates | 30°58′36″N 92°35′07″W / 30.97667°N 92.58528°WCoordinates: 30°58′36″N 92°35′07″W / 30.97667°N 92.58528°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 | 1,558 (2000) |
Density | 897.1/sq mi (346.4/km2) |
Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
- summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code | 318 |
Location of Louisiana in the United States
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Glenmora is a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,558 at the 2000 census.
Claude Kirkpatrick, a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Jefferson Davis Parish from 1952–1960, a candidate for governor in 1963, and the instigator of Toledo Bend Reservoir was born in Glenmora but moved to Lake Charles when he was six years of age.
Virgil Orr, a former member of the Louisiana House from Ruston, the seat of Lincoln Parish, graduated from Glenmora High School in 1940. Lloyd George Teekell, a state representative from 1953 to 1960 and a 9th Judicial District Court judge from 1979 to 1990, was reared in Glenmora.
Glenmora is located at 30°58′24″N 92°35′4″W / 30.97333°N 92.58444°W (30.973390, -92.584309).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all land.