2012 · Brister School House · Wikimedia Commons
Sikes’s story
Sikes in pictures
2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
SikesLA
A town of 279.
Population
279
residents
Median home value
$93K
Census ACS
Median age
27.5
years
Land area
2 sq mi
Small town
279 people, and everyone knows the way
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Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Sikes has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 36°, and snow is almost unheard of.
93°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter38–60°
Spring53–77°
Summer70–92°
Fall54–78°
Nov 10
typical first frost
Mar 13
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
93°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Sikes is
Sikes beats the Louisiana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
32 measures vs. Louisiana
3 better20 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Sikes | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.4% | 18.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 13.1% | 16.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11% | 7.5% |
Winn Parish Medical Center
14.1 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 →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
About Sikes
Village in Louisiana, United States
Sikes is a village in Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sikes had a population of 112. The village was named after Sikes Bowman, (1856–1925), a leader in the Winn Parish Baptist church, musician, and the first postmaster in the local area.
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- Population
- 112
- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 171 ft
- ZIP code
- 71473
- Area code
- 318