THE GUEYDAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies setting.
Gueydan town has 0.91 square miles of land in Vermilion Parish. Its Census reference point is in Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, within Western Gulf Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains extend along the western Gulf, contrasting with more irregular inland country. Grassland was the principal natural cover, with river corridors and coastal features adding local variation.
Regional context: Western Gulf Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Gueydan and Vermilion Parish
Gueydan is associated with Vermilion Parish in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Gueydan by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Gueydan, or 0% of its total area. It is 23.5 percentage points lower than the 23.5% recorded for Vermilion Parish. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Gueydan town has 65% of the land area of nearby Morse village (1.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

