Bunkie, Louisiana

Bunkie is a city in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,171 at the 2010 census.

History

Bunkie was founded as a station terminus on the Texas and Pacific Railroad line. It was named for the daughter of the original landowner.
The federal post office in town contains a mural, Cotton Pickers, painted in 1939 during the Great Depression by Caroline Speare Rohland. Federally commissioned murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department. This work was part of the effort by the federal government to employ artists during the difficult Depression years.
The area around Bunkie is devoted to agriculture; since the late 20th century, corn has been an important commodity crop. Since 1987, Bunkie has hosted the annual Louisiana Corn Festival during the second full weekend of June.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, of which is land and, or 0.57%, is water.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,346 people, 1,702 households, and 1,227 families residing in the city.