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History · Cankton

Cankton’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Cankton is a village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cankton had a population of 583. It is part of the Opelousas–Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 484 to 583 (+20%). Half of its homes were built before 1994.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cankton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cankton’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Cankton

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Armand DuplantisArmand DuplantisLafayette · 11 miAddison RaeAddison RaeLafayette · 11 miDanneel AcklesDanneel AcklesLafayette · 11 miDustin PoirierDustin PoirierLafayette · 11 miJeff LandryJeff LandrySt. Martinville · 23 miDaniel CormierDaniel CormierLafayette · 11 mi
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Cankton, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Cankton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cankton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Chretien Point Plantation in Sunset, 3.2 miles away.

Cankton and the nearest listed places

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Chretien Point PlantationOur Lady of the Assumption SchoolMontet HouseSunset High SchoolLouis J. and Marie Amelia Arceneaux HouseBurleigh House

Closest to Cankton

Chretien Point PlantationSunset · Building3.2miOur Lady of the Assumption SchoolCarencro · Building4.4miMontet HouseSunset · Building4.9miSunset High SchoolSunset · Built 19265.5miLouis J. and Marie Amelia Arceneaux HouseCarencro · Building6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Chretien Point Plantation’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Cankton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Cankton’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Carencro📜 Sunset📜 Grand Coteau📜 Church Point

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