West Baton Rouge Parish | |
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![]() Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana | |
![]() Louisiana's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 30°28′N 91°19′W / 30.46°N 91.31°W | |
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Founded | March 31, 1807 |
Named for | bâton rouge, French for red stick |
Seat | Port Allen |
Largest city | Port Allen |
Area | |
• Total | 204 sq mi (530 km2) |
• Land | 192 sq mi (500 km2) |
• Water | 11 sq mi (30 km2) 5.6% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 27,199 |
• Density | 130/sq mi (51/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional districts | 2nd, 6th |
Website | www |
West Baton Rouge Parish (French: Paroisse de Bâton Rouge Ouest, Spanish: Parroquia del Oeste de Baton Rouge) is one of the sixty-four parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Established in 1807,[1] its parish seat is Port Allen.[2] With a 2020 census population of 27,199 residents,[3] West Baton Rouge Parish is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
The parish has a highly rated school system[4][better source needed], and is one of the few in Louisiana[citation needed] that has privatized school bus services.[5] West Baton Rouge saw a very small percentage of growth after Hurricane Katrina. According to an estimate of July 2018, the parish's population was 26,427.
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