Youngsville, Louisiana | |
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City of Youngsville | |
![]() Location in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana | |
![]() Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
Coordinates: 30°06′02″N 91°59′27″W / 30.10056°N 91.99083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Lafayette |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ken Ritter |
• Chief administrative officer | Simone B. Champagne |
Area | |
• Total | 12.45 sq mi (32.25 km2) |
• Land | 12.45 sq mi (32.25 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,929 |
• Density | 1,279.23/sq mi (493.90/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 70592[2] |
Area code | 337 |
FIPS code | 22-83335 |
Website | www |
Youngsville is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, and is part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area. The population was 8,105 at the 2010 U.S. census,[3] and 15,929 at the 2020 United States census.[4]
Youngsville was the birthplace of Louisiana businessman and politician Dudley J. LeBlanc, the entrepreneur of the Hadacol fortune of the 1950s.[5][6] Bernard LeBas of Ville Platte has represented Evangeline and St. Landry parishes in the Louisiana House of Representatives since 2008. He is a former resident of Youngsville.[7][8]