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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Delta, Louisiana
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Delta City Hall.jpg
| imagesize = 
| image_alt = 
| image_caption = City Hall
| image_map = File:Madison Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Delta Highlighted.svg
| map_caption = Location in Madison Parish, Louisiana
| image_map1 = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
| map_caption1 = Location of Louisiana in the United States
<!-- Location ------>
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2 = Parish
| subdivision_name2 = [[Madison Parish, Louisiana|Madison]]
<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type   = Mayor
| governing_body    = Board of Aldermen
| leader_party      = 
| leader_title      = Mayor
| leader_name       = Kathy Davis
| established_title = Founded
| established_date  = 
<!-- Area ----->
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Louisiana |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_22.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=May 24, 2023}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 11.93
| area_total_sq_mi = 4.61
| area_land_km2 = 11.49
| area_land_sq_mi = 4.44
| area_water_km2 = 0.43
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.17
<!-- Population ----->
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2220330&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Delta village, Louisiana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 24, 2023}}</ref>
| population_total = 232
| population_density_km2 = 20.19
| population_density_sq_mi = 52.29
| population_demonym = 
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| timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1 = -6
| timezone1_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft = 85
| coordinates = {{coord|32|19|32|N|90|58|12|W|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
<!-- Area/postal codes and others -->
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code = 71233
| area_code = [[Area code 318|318]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 22-20330
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 2407439<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407439}}</ref>
| blank2_name = 
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}}
'''Delta''' is a village in [[Madison Parish, Louisiana]], United States. The population was 232 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> It is part of the [[Tallulah, Louisiana|Tallulah]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

Delta is a site on the [[Louisiana African American Heritage Trail]].

==History==
Across the Mississippi River from Vicksburg, Delta includes the Louisiana site of [[Grant's Canal]], an 1862–63 Union engineering project across De Soto Point intended to bypass Confederate batteries at Vicksburg. A preserved remnant is interpreted as the Grant’s Canal unit of [[Vicksburg National Military Park]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grant's Canal |url=https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/historyculture/grants-canal.htm |website=Vicksburg National Military Park |publisher=National Park Service |date=November 30, 2023 |access-date=November 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Grant’s Canal – 1863 (marker) |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=84472 |website=The Historical Marker Database |access-date=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

During the [[Vicksburg campaign]], Union troops burned the then-parish seat of [[Richmond, Louisiana|Richmond]] on June 15, 1863.<ref>{{cite web |title=Importance of Richmond, LA, and Battle of Richmond, June 15, 1863 |url=https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/historyculture/importance-of-richmond-la-and-battle-of-richmond-june-15-1863.htm |website=Vicksburg National Military Park |publisher=National Park Service |date=April 14, 2015 |access-date=November 2, 2025}}</ref> Local histories note that the parish seat later moved to Delta during Reconstruction before relocating to Tallulah.<ref>{{cite web |title=Civil War in Madison Parish (extract on parish records and parish seat) |url=https://sites.rootsweb.com/~lamadiso/articles/civilwar.htm |website=USGenWeb/RootsWeb |access-date=November 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Madison Parish (courthouse history) |url=https://courthouses.co/us-states/h-l/louisiana/madison-parish/ |website=Courthouses.co |access-date=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

==Geography==
Delta is located on the eastern edge of Madison Parish and the state of Louisiana. It sits on the inside of a bend in the [[Mississippi River]] known as Delta Point, across which is the city of [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village of Delta has a total area of {{convert|4.61|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|4.44|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.17|sqmi|km2|2}}, or 3.65%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Delta has a [[Humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=612922&cityname=Delta,+Louisiana,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Delta, Louisiana Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Delta, Louisiana
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|collapsed = Y
|Jan high F = 58
|Feb high F = 63
|Mar high F = 71
|Apr high F = 78
|May high F = 84
|Jun high F = 90
|Jul high F = 92
|Aug high F = 92
|Sep high F = 87
|Oct high F = 79
|Nov high F = 69
|Dec high F = 61
|year high F = 77
|Jan low F = 35
|Feb low F = 38
|Mar low F = 45
|Apr low F = 52
|May low F = 60
|Jun low F = 68
|Jul low F = 71
|Aug low F = 70
|Sep low F = 65
|Oct low F = 54
|Nov low F = 45
|Dec low F = 38
|year low F = 53
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.9
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.8
|Mar precipitation inch = 6.2
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.4
|May precipitation inch = 5.3
|Jun precipitation inch = 4
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.1
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.2
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.5
|Oct precipitation inch = 4
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.8
|Dec precipitation inch = 6.2
|year precipitation inch = 57.5
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=612922&cityname=Delta-Louisiana
|publisher=Weatherbase
|title=Weatherbase.com
|year=2013
}}
Retrieved on September 21, 2013.
</ref>
|date=September  2013
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 399
|1890= 320
|1940= 183
|1950= 150
|1960= 111
|1970= 153
|1980= 295
|1990= 234
|2000= 239
|2010= 284
|2020= 232
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Delta racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2220330&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 19, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|193
|83.19%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|23
|9.91%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|8
|3.45%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|8
|3.45%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 232 people, 104 households, and 89 families residing in the village.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 239 people, 101 households, and 62 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|80.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 111 housing units at an average density of {{convert|37.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.51% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.67% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.35% of the population.

There were 101 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,750, and the median income for a family was $33,214. Males had a median income of $37,708 versus $18,929 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,346. About 9.6% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 38.9% of those 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Madam C.J. Walker Memorial Highway sign.jpg|thumb|upright|Madam C.J. Walker Memorial Highway in Delta]]

As the birthplace of African-American entrepreneur [[Madam C. J. Walker]], the first American woman to become a millionaire by her own business achievements, Delta has been included as one of 26 sites on the [[Louisiana African American Heritage Trail]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Two American Entrepreneurs: Madam C. J. Walker and J. C. Penney (Teaching with Historic Places) |url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/two-american-entrepreneurs-madam-c-j-walker-and-j-c-penney-teaching-with-historic-places.htm |website=National Park Service |date=August 4, 2023 |access-date=November 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LOUISIANA’S AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE TRAIL (brochure excerpt: Hermione Museum—Madam C. J. Walker exhibit) |url=https://www.explorelouisiana.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/pdf/statewide/AAHT-brochure.pdf |website=Office of Cultural Development, State of Louisiana |access-date=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

==Education==
Public education is provided by the [[Madison Parish School District]] with campuses in nearby Tallulah, including Tallulah Elementary School (PK–2), Wright Elementary School (3–5), Madison Middle School (6–8), Madison High School (9–12), and Christian Acres Alternative (6–12).<ref>{{cite web |title=Schools — Madison Parish School District |url=https://www.madisonpsb.org/20873 |website=Madison Parish School District |access-date=November 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Christian Acres Alternative — Campus site |url=https://caa.madisonpsb.org/ |website=Madison Parish School District |access-date=November 2, 2025}}</ref> The private school Tallulah Academy Delta Christian School also serves the area.

==Media==
[[KSBU]] radio station is located in Delta.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===

[[Interstate 20]] and [[U.S. Route 80]] cross Delta east–west; state route [[Louisiana Highway 3218|LA 3218]] connects US-80 with the Old U.S. 80 bridge approach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Madison Parish — Official Map (updated May 2025) |url=https://www.dotd.louisiana.gov/media/0csi1wls/madison-parish.pdf |publisher=Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development |date=May 2025 |access-date=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

Two Mississippi River crossings align at Delta: the 1930 [[Old Vicksburg Bridge]] (a cantilever truss now used for rail traffic and special events, closed to motor vehicles since 1998) and the 1973 [[Vicksburg Bridge]] carrying I-20 and US-80.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Context for Louisiana Bridges, 1971–1985 (I-20 Vicksburg Bridge, and 1998 end of vehicular use on the 1930 bridge) |url=https://dotd.la.gov/media/a0ifwqlz/200731a_louisiana-1971-1985-bridge-context.pdf |publisher=Louisiana DOTD |date=2019 |access-date=November 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=I-20 Mississippi River Bridge at Vicksburg — Overlay & Rehab (project page) |url=https://wwwapps.dotd.la.gov/administration/public_info/projects/home.aspx?key=135 |publisher=Louisiana DOTD |date=2021 |access-date=November 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Vicksburg residents continue push to permanently open Old Mississippi River Bridge |url=https://www.wlbt.com/2019/01/30/vicksburg-residents-continue-push-permanently-open-old-mississippi-river-bridge/ |work=WLBT |date=January 29, 2019 |access-date=November 2, 2025}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[George H. Bradfield]], associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
* [[Curtis Pollard]], state legislator who served in the [[Louisiana State Senate]] during the [[Reconstruction era]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Delta |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112517076/delta/ |access-date=November 4, 2022 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=December 16, 1870 |pages=2}}{{Open access}}</ref> 
* [[Madam C. J. Walker]], African-American hair care entrepreneur, tycoon and philanthropist<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/walker/wafacts1.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422050218/http://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/walker/WAfacts1.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 22, 2008 | title=Reading 1: Meet Madam C.J. Walker | publisher=National Park Service | accessdate=March 16, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Madison Parish, Louisiana}}
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[[Category:Villages in Madison Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Villages in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Louisiana African American Heritage Trail]]