Montgomery, Louisiana
| Town of Montgomery | |
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 U.S. Post Office in Montgomery, Louisiana
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Grant |
| Elevation | 154 ft (46.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 31°39′58″N 92°53′12″W / 31.66611°N 92.88667°WCoordinates: 31°39′58″N 92°53′12″W / 31.66611°N 92.88667°W |
| Area | 2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
| - land | 2.1 sq mi (5 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 730 (2010) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 71454 |
| Area code | 318 |
  Location of Montgomery in Louisiana
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Montgomery is a town in the far northwestern portion of Grant Parish, which is located in north-central Louisiana, United States. The population of Montgomery was 787 at the 2000 census but dropped by 6 percent to 730 in 2010. The town has a poverty rate of 37 percent and a median household income of just under $22,000. The median age is just under forty; the population in 2010 was 78 percent white.
Montgomery is part of the Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area though it is forty miles north of Alexandria. Founded in 1712, even before New Orleans, Montgomery is situated on U.S. Highway 71 close to the boundary with and Winn parishes. It is located on the eastern bank of the Red River.
In the 1950s, Montgomery was known as one of the smaller communities in the state which could draw considerable crowds to political gatherings. William J. "Bill" Dodd, veteran Louisiana politician, in his memoirs Peapatch Politics: The Earl Long Era in Louisiana Politics, recalls a 1955 gathering in which he "eulogized" Huey Long, Earl Long, and attorney general candidate Jack P.F. Gremillion. Dodd satirized Gremillion's World War II record: "Why he almost got killed himself when an enemy shell plowed into one of his most vital organs; if you don't believe Jack Gremillion earned his Purple Heart, he will show you the scars he has to prove it." The scars were on Gremillion's rear end, much to the embarrassment of the successful candidate. From Montgomery, the Long train headed to the parish seat of Colfax.
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