Back مقاطعة ويست باتون روغ (لويزيانا) Arabic West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana BAR ৱেস্ট বাটোন রৌজ পারিশ, লুইসিয়ানা BPY West Baton Rouge Gông (Louisiana) CDO Уэст-Батон-Руж (кӀошт, Луизиана) CE West Baton Rouge Parish CEB West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Welsh West Baton Rouge Parish German Paroĥo okcidenta Baton Rouge Esperanto Parroquia de West Baton Rouge Spanish
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 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Louisiana |
| Founded | March 31, 1807 |
| Named after | 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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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Explore West Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools". Niche. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ LUSSIER |, CHARLES (January 31, 2019). "Don't want a school bus? Baton Rouge schools wants to know in advance". The Advocate. Retrieved August 31, 2021.