Vidalia, Louisiana
| Vidalia, Louisiana | |
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Natchez-Vidalia Bridge over the Mississippi River
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| Motto: City on the Move | |
 Vidalia
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| Coordinates: 31°33′55″N 91°25′33″W / 31.56528°N 91.42583°WCoordinates: 31°33′55″N 91°25′33″W / 31.56528°N 91.42583°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| States |  Louisiana |
| Parish | Concordia |
| Incorporated (town) | 1870 |
| Incorporated (city) | 2012 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Body | City council |
| • Mayor |
Edwy Gene "Buz" Craft (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2) |
| • Land | 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,299 |
| • Density | 1,658/sq mi (640.0/km2) |
| ZIP code | 71373 |
| Website | cityofvidaliala |
Edwy Gene "Buz" Craft (D)
Unseated Hyram Copeland, March 5, 2016
Vidalia is the largest city and the parish seat of Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,299 as of the 2010 census.
Hyram Copeland, a Democrat, has served as mayor of Vidalia since 1992. He is a 2013 inductee of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame.
Vidalia is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River at 31°34′6″N 91°26′3″W / 31.56833°N 91.43417°W (31.568295, -91.434268) and has an elevation of 66 feet (20.1 m). The city of Natchez, Mississippi, lies on the opposite bank of the river, connected by the Natchez–Vidalia Bridge, carrying U.S. Routes 65, 84, and 425.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), all of it land.
Vidalia was founded by Don José Vidal, when the territory was under Spanish rule, before the United States acquired it in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. The Great Sandbar Duel, featuring Jim Bowie, is one of the stories still told by local residents.
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