Kaplan, Louisiana
| Kaplan, Louisiana | |
| City | |
| Nickname: Gateway to the Coastal Wetlands | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Vermilion |
| Elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 30°00′16″N 92°17′09″W / 30.00444°N 92.28583°WCoordinates: 30°00′16″N 92°17′09″W / 30.00444°N 92.28583°W |
| Area | 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2) |
| - land | 2.2 sq mi (6 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 5,177 (2000) |
| Density | 2,298.6/sq mi (887.5/km2) |
| Mayor | Kirk Champagne (D) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 337 |
  Location of Kaplan in Louisiana
|
|
 Location of Louisiana in the United States
|
|
Kaplan is a small city in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,177 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Abbeville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In 1896, the Holy Rosary Catholic Church was established in the growing European-American settlement. Most of the people were Acadian, so the main language was French. The town was named after Abrom Kaplan, who bought the Jim Todd Plantation in 1901. The town Kaplan grew quickly and was established in 1902. The following year, residents created the first school.
On July 14, 1906, the first Bastille Day Celebration was held. In 1911, the Eleazar Theater was built. In 1916, the Kaplan Telephone Company began. In 1920, the school was rebuilt.
The Kaplan Herald has been in continuous publication since 1956 as the Kaplan Journal. When Conrad Kaplan purchased the newspaper in 1965, he named it the Kaplan Herald. It remained under his ownership till his death in 1992 when Louisiana State Newspaper purchased the Kaplan Herald from his estate.
Kaplan is located at 30°0′16″N 92°17′9″W / 30.00444°N 92.28583°W (30.004548, -92.285964).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,177 people, 2,069 households, and 1,342 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,298.6 people per square mile (888.4/km²). There were 2,265 housing units at an average density of 1,005.7 per square mile (388.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.13% White, 12.92% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.
...
Wikipedia