Located more than 35 miles away from Lafayette, this community incorporated in the 1850s reports rich French, American, French Canadian, Irish, English, and German ancestries. With a population density of less than 2700 people per square mile, this land attended by Ville Plate Medical Center has active educational services, health care, construction, and public administration industries supporting its economy. Birthplace of Danny Ardoin, this corner of Evangeline Parish has two airports: Whiteville Airport and Ville Platte Medical Center Heliport.