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GilliamLA

A town of 117.

Population
117
residents
Median home value
$142K
Census ACS
Household income
$94K
median
Median age
56.8
years
Land area
2 sq mi
Small town

117 people, and everyone knows the way

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90°
Mostly Cloudy
H 94° · L 69°

Upcoming events

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Natural hazards

Low risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 22% of U.S. communities.

22risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
22Low riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingHeat waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Gilliam has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 36°, and snow is almost unheard of.

94°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter38–59°
Spring53–76°
Summer71–93°
Fall54–78°
Nov 19
typical first frost
Mar 6
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
94°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Gilliam is

Gilliam beats the Louisiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Louisiana
1 better27 too close to call4 worse
What stands outGilliamLA
More adults treating high blood pressure81.9%78.8%
More adults who have had a stroke5%4.3%
North Caddo Medical Center
8.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Gilliam is conserved land

1.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Gilliam: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,505 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Sunflower Trail and Festival, Gilliam, LA 2011 - Bubba's Alligator & Shrimp
2011 · Sunflower Trail and Festival, Gilliam, LA 2011 - Bubba's Alligator & Shrimp · Wikimedia Commons
Gilliam’s story

Gilliam in pictures

4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

LAMap-doton-GilliamUntitled photoMain Street Restaurant, Gilliam, LA IMG 1345
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About Gilliam

Village in Louisiana, United States

Gilliam is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gilliam had a population of 123. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
123
Area
2.0 sq mi
Elevation
190 ft
ZIP code
71029
Area code
318

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