Bonita is a village in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, home to about 164 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 71223.
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)177 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Monroe Regional Airport (MLU)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN181 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX307 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bonita; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bonita had 170 residents in the 2020 census, down 49% since 2000.
It’s the 458th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Morehouse Parish grew from 16,634 residents in 1900 to 25,629 in 2020.
Morehouse Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 58.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bastrop, LA weather station (18 miles away).
5,329 jobs at 439 businesses in Morehouse Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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