Clarence Louisiana Map

About Clarence, Louisiana

Clarence is a locality in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 326. The population density is 80.1 people per km². Clarence is located at 31.8216°N, 93.0296°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clarence is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 71414, 71457.

Clarence occupies a low, quiet expanse of the Louisiana interior where the heavy, humid air seems to slow the very movement of the light. It lies 5.4 miles northeast of Natchitoches, LA (from Natchitoches, LA: bearing 38°T), and is situated 34.3 miles south-southwest of Jonesboro. Bayou Piroque carves a narrow, dark channel through the terrain just a mile away, its presence marked by the thick, tangled silhouettes of cypress and the stillness of standing water. To the west, the horizon remains flat and expansive, though the distant, hazy suggestion of Mossy Ridge occasionally anchors the view against the pale, bleached sky. Two miles from the center, the quiet surface of Black Lake mirrors the shifting clouds, providing a cool, reflective contrast to the dense vegetation that defines the surrounding Northwest Louisiana Game And Fish Preserve/clear Lake. The land here holds a certain gravity, a sense of deep, settled patience that persists even when the shadows stretch thin across the fields.

Clarence preserves the remnants of an economy built on the slow, rhythmic labor of the soil and the iron veins of the railroad that once gave the place its primary pulse. The legacy of these tracks remains etched into the local character, a quiet reminder of an era when the movement of timber and crops dictated the pace of every day. Life here follows the arc of the seasons, far removed from the bustle of the coast, finding its own cadence in the proximity of The Crevasse and the winding paths of the Dogwood Trail, which offers a rare, shaded perspective on the local flora. Residents often move with a deliberate, unhurried gait, reflecting a culture that has learned to accommodate the heat and the persistent, damp gravity of the lowlands. In the late afternoon, when the sun dips low and the insects begin their steady, rhythmic chorus, the collective focus of Clarence seems to dissolve into the deepening twilight of the woods.

About This Clarence Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clarence, Louisiana. Coordinates: 31.821552, -93.029606. 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 Clarence includes the ZIP code (71414, 71457), telephone area code (318), county seat of Natchitoches Parish, and school district assignment (Natchitoches 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.