Kaplan is a city in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States.

In 1896, the Holy Rosary Catholic Church was established in the growing European-American settlement.

[4][5] The town was named after Abrom Kaplan, who bought the Jim Todd Plantation in 1901.

It remained under his ownership until his death in 1992, when Louisiana State Newspaper purchased the Kaplan Herald from his estate.

[citation needed] On September 10, 1961, the town was hit by a destructive F3 tornado spawned by Hurricane Carla.

[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all land.

Louisiana Highway 14 passes through the city which heads 10 miles (16 km) east to Abbeville, the Vermilion Parish seat, and 15 miles (24 km) west to the town of Gueydan.

The 2020 population estimates program determined 4,345 people lived in the city.

[3] According to the 2020 United States census, there were 4,352 people, 1,638 households, and 898 families residing in the city.