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East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Seal of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Seal
Map of Louisiana highlighting East Baton Rouge Parish
Location in the state of Louisiana
Map of the U.S
Louisiana's location in the U.S.
Founded 1812
Named for bâton rouge, French for red stick
Seat Baton Rouge
Largest city Baton Rouge
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

471 sq mi (1,219 km²)
455 sq mi (1,180 km²)
15 sq mi (39 km²), 3.21%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

456,781
906/sq mi (350/km²)
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.brgov.com/

East Baton Rouge Parish (French: Paroisse de Baton Rouge Est) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital. As of the 2020 census, the population was 456,781. The parish has a total area of 1,219 km² (471 sq mi). 1,180 km² (455 sq mi) of it is land and 39 km² (15 sq mi) of it (3.21%) is water.

Major Highways[]

Adjacent parishes and features[]

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1900 31,153
1910 34,580 11.0%
1920 44,513 28.7%
1930 68,208 53.2%
1940 88,415 29.6%
1950 158,236 79.0%
1960 230,058 45.4%
1970 285,167 24.0%
1980 366,191 28.4%
1990 380,105 3.8%
2000 412,852 8.6%
2010 440,171 6.6%
East Baton Rouge Parish Census Data[1]

As of the census² of 2000, there were 412,852 people, 156,365 households, and 102,575 families residing in the parish. The population density was 350/km² (906/sq mi). There were 169,073 housing units at an average density of 143/km² (371/sq mi). The racial makeup of the parish was 56.17% White, 40.09% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 2.08% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 1.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 156,365 households out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.70% were married couples living together, 16.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the parish the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 14.40% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 9.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.50 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $37,224, and the median income for a family was $47,480. Males had a median income of $38,334 versus $25,073 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $19,790. About 13.20% of families and 17.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.70% of those under age 18 and 11.50% of those age 65 or over.

East Baton Rouge Parish has both the highest high school graduation rate, at 82.2%, and the highest percentage of residents holding at least a Bachelor's degree, 33.3%, in the state of Louisiana. [1].

Politics[]

Since 1980, East Baton Rouge Parish has been a bellwether in presidential elections, voting for the winner of the presidency in all but two elections (it voted for George H.W. Bush in 1992 and Hillary Clinton in 2016), but not necessarily the winner of Louisiana. In the 2008 presidential election, the parish voted for Democrat Barack Obama, who won 51% of the vote and 99,652 votes. Republican John McCain won 48% of the votes and 95,390 votes. In the 2008 Senate election, Democrat Mary Landrieu, who kept her seat as a U.S Senator, won 57% of the vote and 110,694 votes in East Baton Rouge Parish. Republican John Neely Kennedy won 41% of the vote and 80,222 votes. In the 2004 presidential election, East Baton Rouge Parish cast the majority of its votes for Republican George W. Bush, who won 54% of the votes and 99,943 votes. Democrat John F. Kerry won 45% of the votes and 82,298 votes.

In 2016, John Kennedy lost East Baton Rouge Parish in his otherwise highly successful U.S. Senate race against Democratic Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, who prevailed 52-48%. By a nearly identical margin, Democrat Sharon Weston Broome defeated Republican Bodi White to claim the Baton Rouge mayor-president position to succeed Democrat Kip Holden.[2]

United States presidential election results for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana[3]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 88,420 42.47% 115,577 55.52% 4,185 2.01%
2016 84,660 43.09% 102,828 52.33% 9,003 4.58%
2012 92,292 46.57% 102,656 51.80% 3,223 1.63%
2008 95,390 48.34% 99,652 50.50% 2,307 1.17%
2004 99,943 54.42% 82,298 44.81% 1,401 0.76%
2000 89,128 52.74% 76,516 45.28% 3,345 1.98%
1996 77,811 45.60% 83,493 48.93% 9,343 5.48%
1992 81,072 48.64% 68,622 41.17% 16,997 10.20%
1988 86,791 58.81% 59,270 40.16% 1,523 1.03%
1984 95,704 62.44% 56,673 36.98% 891 0.58%
1980 71,063 53.36% 57,442 43.13% 4,663 3.50%
1976 51,655 49.76% 49,956 48.12% 2,196 2.12%
1972 52,648 65.37% 23,617 29.32% 4,277 5.31%
1968 21,661 27.53% 21,770 27.67% 35,250 44.80%
1964 36,964 58.57% 26,152 41.43% 0 0.00%
1960 17,749 31.45% 26,326 46.65% 12,360 21.90%
1956 24,018 56.74% 17,072 40.33% 1,241 2.93%
1952 19,693 46.01% 23,105 53.99% 0 0.00%
1948 4,585 21.35% 8,569 39.91% 8,319 38.74%
1944 3,025 17.01% 14,757 82.99% 0 0.00%
1940 1,762 11.70% 13,303 88.30% 0 0.00%
1936 1,069 9.74% 9,911 90.26% 0 0.00%
1932 1,045 14.04% 6,363 85.51% 33 0.44%
1928 2,995 39.56% 4,575 60.44% 0 0.00%
1924 611 18.00% 2,764 81.44% 19 0.56%
1920 442 15.91% 2,336 84.09% 0 0.00%
1916 130 7.89% 1,482 89.98% 35 2.13%
1912 45 3.60% 1,067 85.43% 137 10.97%



Communities[]

Map of East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana With Municipal Labels

Map of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana With Municipal Labels

Cities[]

Census-designated places and other unincorporated communities[]

Education[]

Sections of the parish not in Baker, Zachary, or the City of Central are zoned to schools in East Baton Rouge Parish School System [2].

Baker residents attend the City of Baker School System [3].

Zachary residents attend the Zachary Community School Board [4].

Central residents attend the Central Community School System [5] schools.

References[]

External links[]

Coordinates: 30°32′N 91°05′W / 30.54, -91.09


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