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Glenmora, Louisiana

Glenmora, Louisiana
Town
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Rapides
Elevation 135 ft (41.1 m)
Coordinates 30°58′36″N 92°35′07″W / 30.97667°N 92.58528°W / 30.97667; -92.58528Coordinates: 30°58′36″N 92°35′07″W / 30.97667°N 92.58528°W / 30.97667; -92.58528
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 Glenmora in Louisiana
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Location of Louisiana in the United States

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 / 30.97333; -92.58444 (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.


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