Pioneer, LA

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Population
149
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
104 ft
Median Home Value
$49,500
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$844/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$82,930
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
General Quality
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Pioneer is a small village along Highway 17 in West Carroll Parish, sitting on the Macon Ridge between the Boeuf River and Bayou Macon. Originally built up around the timber and railroad industries, the area has settled into a quiet farming community surrounded by wide-open fields. It offers plenty of room to spread out and a relaxed, easygoing pace in northeast Louisiana.

Abandoned school, Pioneer, LA IMG 7345

Life here revolves around agriculture and the outdoors, with plenty of fishing, hunting, and boating along the area's rivers and bayous. With Pioneer being so small, residents head a few miles north to Oak Grove for shopping, parish schools, and community traditions like the North Louisiana Sweet Potato Festival. It is a solid pick for anyone looking for peaceful country living with straightforward highway access to neighboring towns.

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