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Ossun is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,144.[2] The community is named after the area of Ossun, France, near Lourdes.^{[citation needed]}

Ossun, Louisiana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates:
Country	United States
States	Louisiana
Parish	Lafayette
Area [1]
• Total	3.39 sq mi (8.79 km2)
• Land	3.39 sq mi (8.79 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	39 ft (12 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,145
• Density	632.00/sq mi (244.00/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	337
FIPS code	22-58360

Geography

Ossun is in northwestern Lafayette Parish, around the intersection of Louisiana Highway 93 and Louisiana Highway 723. It is 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Lafayette, the parish seat, 3 miles (5 km) north of Scott, and 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Carencro.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ossun CDP has an area of 3.39 square miles (8.79 km²), all of it recorded as land.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2020	2,145		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

2020 census

Ossun racial composition[5]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	1,045	48.72%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	957	44.62%
Asian	1	0.05%
Other/Mixed	59	2.75%
Hispanic or Latino	83	3.87%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,145 people, 609 households, and 406 families residing in the CDP.

References

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