West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

West Baton Rouge Parish
Parish
Antonia (Port Allen, Louisiana)
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 / 30.46; -91.31
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
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.wbrcouncil.org/Default.asp

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.