Castor is a village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, home to about 325 people across 1.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 71016.
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| Nearest major airport | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)205 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV)45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Dallas, TX217 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Castor; 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.
Castor had 230 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 402nd largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Bienville Parish grew from 17,588 residents in 1900 to 12,981 in 2020.
Bienville Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 56.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ashland, LA weather station (8 miles away).
3,277 jobs at 209 businesses in Bienville Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Castor.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Public schools here are run by Bienville Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Castor High SchoolCastor | Pre-K–12 | 417 | Public | 4.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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