Natchitoches, LA Micro Area
The Natchitoches, LA micro area is one parish in Louisiana: Natchitoches Parish. About 36,089 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 3.8% fewer than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 36,089 3.8% fewer than in April 2020
- Type
- Micropolitan statistical area
- Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Land area
- 1,253 sq mi (3,245 km²)
- Time zone
- Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
- State
- Louisiana
- CBSA code
- 35060
The parish in the Natchitoches, LA micro area
| Parish | Role | Population, July 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Natchitoches Parish | Central | 36,089 |
A central parish holds the area’s core, an urban area of 10,000 to 49,999 people. This area has no outlying parishes: no neighboring parish sends enough commuters to join it. A parish belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- Natchitoches17,577 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a parish on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Alexandria, LA Metro Area48 mi southeast
- Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area65 mi northwest
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