Cankton Louisiana Map
Explore Cankton, Louisiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Cankton, Louisiana
| City | Cankton |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | St. Landry Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.346033 |
| Longitude | -92.109567 |
| Population | 583 |
| Density | 110.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 70584 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| School District | St. Landry Parish School District |
About Cankton, Louisiana
Cankton is a locality in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 583. The population density is 110.4 people per km². Cankton is located at 30.3460°N, 92.1096°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cankton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70584.Cankton exists as a quiet expanse of flat, alluvial earth where the horizon stretches thin and pale against the weight of the afternoon sky. It lies 4.1 miles west-northwest of Carencro, LA (from Carencro, LA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-northwest of Lafayette. The landscape here is defined by the steady, unpretentious geometry of farmland, where rows of crops trace the contours of the soil under a sun that bleaches the color from the roadbeds. A mile away, the slow movement of Coulee Croche marks the drainage of the plains, its waters idling through the silt and heavy clay. Beyond the immediate fields, the atmosphere holds a persistent, humid stillness, a heaviness that slows the movement of the air and settles deep into the fiber of the tall, sun-baked grasses.
Cankton maintains a character forged by the persistence of its people and the slow, deliberate pace of the regional economy. Agriculture dictates the rhythm of the days, with the labor of the fields providing a steady pulse that has defined the locality since its earliest settlement. Those seeking recreation often look toward Pelican Park, which offers a rare pocket of managed greenery four miles distant, while the broader geography remains dominated by the open, working prairie. Even as the modern world encroaches, the quiet gravity of the land endures, leaving the spirit of the place to reside in the simple, stark beauty of light falling across a flat field at the end of a long, hot day.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Pelican Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 125° SE
- Boho (Gallery) — 5.2 mi, 030° NE
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 030° NE
- Schilling Eagle Statue (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 135° SE
- Evangeline Maid Bread Sign (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 147° SE
- Teche & Fuselier Bayou Fee (Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 075° E
- Cité des Arts (Theatre) — 9.9 mi, 146° SE
- Downtown Lafayette Arch (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 146° SE
- Mosaic Arch (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 143° SE
- Alexandre Mouton House (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 149° SE
- First Horizon Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 10.8 mi, 157° SE
- Vermilionville Historic Village (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 143° SE
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 11.4 mi, 143° SE
- Acadian Village (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 176° S
- Rayne City Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 235° SW
- Cypress Island (Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 140° SE
- Corporate Block (Public Artwork) — 12.7 mi, 152° SE
- Jim Bowie Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 009° N
- Fireman's Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 007° N
- Cajun Country Swamp Tours (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 125° SE
- Town of Washington Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 010° N
- Prairie Acadian Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 21.0 mi, 299° NW
- Spanish Lake - Dried Lake Bed (State Recreation Area) — 23.3 mi, 143° SE
- Sherburne Wildlife Management Area/atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge/bayou Des Ourses Area (usacoe) (State Conservation Area) — 23.4 mi, 066° NE
- Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.0 mi, 070° E · 32k acres
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of La (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.5 mi, 303° NW · 9,337 acres
- Chicot State Park District II (State Park) — 29.9 mi, 341° N
- Lake Fausse Pointe State Park (State Park) — 35.2 mi, 123° SE
- Paragon Cinema (Cinema) — 52.7 mi, 003° N
- Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 53.3 mi, 329° NW · 607k acres
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About This Cankton Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cankton, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.346033, -92.109567. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Cankton includes the ZIP code (70584), telephone area code (985), county seat of St. Landry Parish, and school district assignment (St. Landry Parish School District).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
