St. Joseph Louisiana Map
St. Joseph, Louisiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of St. Joseph, Tensas Parish.
Interactive Map of St. Joseph, Louisiana
| City | St. Joseph |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | Tensas Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 31.918493 |
| Longitude | -91.233445 |
| Population | 603 |
| Density | 307.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About St. Joseph, Louisiana
St. Joseph is a locality in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 603. The population density is 307.5 people per km². St. Joseph is located at 31.9185°N, 91.2334°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71366.
St. Joseph settles into the lowlands of Tensas Parish, a place where the air hangs thick with the humid breath of the Mississippi Delta. It lies 60.8 miles west-south-west of Clinton, MS (from Clinton, MS: bearing 242°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west-north-west of Alcorn State University. Here, the land itself seems to sigh, a low-lying expanse of fertile soil that cradles the slow, deliberate flow of bayous and sloughs. Ancient cypress trees, their knees like gnarled knuckles, stand sentinel along the water's edge, their branches draped with Spanish moss that catches the diffused, milky light of the afternoon sun. The character of St. Joseph is etched in the quietude of its surroundings, a subtle patience that mirrors the languid pace of the water that defines its geography. The history of St. Joseph is inextricably linked to the rich, dark earth that has long sustained its inhabitants, a legacy of agriculture deeply rooted in cotton and sugarcane. The economy, once dominated by these cash crops, now finds a quieter rhythm, with the land still a central, if less boisterous, player. Life here moves with the steady beat of the seasons, a stark contrast to the hurried pulse of the outside world. The nearby Tensas River, a serpentine artery of the Mississippi, whispers tales of steamboats and the commerce they once carried, a faint echo in the rustling reeds and the calls of unseen water birds.
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About This St. Joseph Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of St. Joseph, Louisiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on St. Joseph and Tensas Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for St. Joseph is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct St. Joseph is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 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. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
