Acadia Parish, Louisiana
9 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 56,955
- Median household income
- $45,562
- ±2,361
- Unemployed
- 7.7%
- 1,875 of 24,292 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.9%
- 18,090 of 22,099 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parish of Acadia | 57,288 (2021) | Po Box A, Crowley | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Crowley | 11,575 (2021) | Po Box 1463, Crowley | Website |
| City of Rayne | 7,160 (2021) | Po Box 69, Rayne | Website |
| Town of Church Point | 4,144 (2021) | 102 Church Blvd, Church Point | Website |
| Town of Iota | 1,289 (2021) | Po Box 890, Iota | — |
| Village of Estherwood | 696 (2021) | Po Box 167, Estherwood | — |
| Village of Mermentau | 515 (2021) | Po Box 280, Mermentau | — |
| Village of Morse | 592 (2021) | Po Box 750, Morse | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mermentau River Harbor and Terminal District | Sea and inland port facilities | Po Box 1305, Crowley | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Acadia Parish
School district27 schools
2402 North Parkerson Avenue, Crowley, LA, 70526
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Ville Platte Farmers' Market (11 East Main Street Ville Platte)
Main Street Farmers' Market (341 North Main Street Jennings) · Welsh Farmers' Market (Welsh)
Lafayette Farmers and Artisan Market at the Horse Farm (2913 Johnston Street Lafayette) · Lafayette's Hub City Farmer's Market (427 Heymann Blvd Lafayette) · Open Air Farmer's Market (800 E. Broussard Rd. Lafayette) · and 4 more
St. Landry Farmers Market (828 East Landry Street Opelousas) · Eunice Farmers' Market (Eunice) · Opelousas Farmers' Market (Opelousas)
Abbeville Farmers Market (Abbeville)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.