Baton Rouge, Louisiana
capital of Louisiana, United States and seat of East Baton Rouge Parish
Baton Rouge is the capital and second-largest city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification).
Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |
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| City of Baton Rouge | |
 From top clockwise: the Horace Wilkinson Bridge spanning across the Mississippi River, Tiger Stadium during an LSU football game, the Shaw Center for the Arts on Lafayette Street, an aerial view of Louisiana State University, the Huey P. Long Memorial in the State Capitol Gardens, the Varsity Theatre near LSU, and the Louisiana State Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge. | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname(s): Red Stick, The Capital City, B.R. | |
 Location of Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. | |
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| Coordinates: 30°26′55″N 91°07′33″W / 30.44861°N 91.12583°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Louisiana |
| Parish | East Baton Rouge Parish |
| Founded | 1699 |
| Settled | 1721 |
| Incorporated | January 16, 1817 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor-President | Sharon Weston Broome[2] (D) |
| Area | |
| • Consolidated city-parish[n 1][1] | 88.12 sq mi (228.23 km2) |
| • Land | 85.93 sq mi (222.55 km2) |
| • Water | 2.19 sq mi (5.68 km2) |
| • Total[n 2] | 79.11 sq mi (204.89 km2) |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population | 229,493 |
| • Estimate (2016)[5] | 227,715 |
| • Rank | US: 97th |
| • Density | 2,650.13/sq mi (1,023.22/km2) |
| • Urban | 594,309 (US: 68th) |
| • Metro | 830,480 (US: 70th) |
| Demonym(s) | Baton Rougean |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70801, 70802, 70803, 70804, 70805, 70806, 70807, 70808, 70809, 70810, 70811, 70812, 70813, 70814, 70815, 70816, 70817, 70819, 70820, 70821, 70822, 70823, 70825, 70826, 70827, 70831, 70833, 70835, 70836, 70837, 70874, 70879, 70883, 70884, 70892, 70893, 70894, 70895, 70896, 70898 |
| Area code(s) | 225 |
| FIPS code | 22-05000 |
| Website | www |
NotesEdit
- ↑ Though the City of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish have a consolidated government, this differs slightly from a traditional consolidated city-county government, as the cities of Zachary, Baker, and Central operate their own individual city governments within East Baton Rouge Parish. As a result of this system, Baton Rouge has the uncommon office of "Mayor-President", which consolidates the executive offices of "Mayor of Baton Rouge" and "President of East Baton Rouge Parish".
- ↑ Total area for the City of Baton Rouge, not all of East Baton Rouge Parish.
ReferencesEdit
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- ↑ "City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge". Baton Rouge Government Website. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ "Office of Mayor President". Baton Rouge Government Website. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 2, 2017.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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