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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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73°
Mostly Clear
H 95° · L 69°

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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 outSikesLA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth13.4%18.1%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity13.1%16.8%
More adults with heart disease11%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
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Brister School House
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.

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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.

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

Population
112
Area
1.6 sq mi
Elevation
171 ft
ZIP code
71473
Area code
318

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