Baton Rouge metropolitan area

Baton Rouge metropolitan area
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area
Country United States
State(s) Louisiana
Largest city Baton Rouge
Other cities  - Baker
 - Zachary
 - Denham Springs
 - Gonzales
 - Central City
 - Port Allen
 - Donaldsonville
 - Walker
 - Plaquemine
 - St. Gabriel
Area
 • Total 4,196 sq mi (10,870 km2)
Highest elevation > 350 ft (> 106 m)
Lowest elevation 10 ft (3 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 802,484

The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a sprawling area surrounding the city of Baton Rouge. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 802,484,[1] up from 705,973 in 2000.[2]

Comprising the western edge of the Florida Parishes regions, it is known as "Plantation Country", the "Capital Region", and "The 225" (a reference to its area code).

Baton Rouge is unusual because it has no major incorporated satellite cities, a rarity for a metropolitan area of its size.

History

The Baton Rouge metropolitan area was first defined in 1950. Then known as the Baton Rouge Standard Metropolitan Area (or Baton Rouge SMA), it consisted of a single parish – East Baton Rouge – and had a population of 158,236.[3][4] Following a term change by the Bureau of the Budget (present-day Office of Management and Budget) in 1959, the Baton Rouge SMA became the Baton Rouge Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (or Baton Rouge SMSA).[5] By the census of 1960, the population had grown to 230,058, a 45% increase over the previous census.[4] A total of 285,167 people lived in East Baton Rouge Parish in 1970.[4]

Three additional parishes were added to the Baton Rouge SMSA in 1973 – Ascension, Livingston, and West Baton Rouge.[6] These four parishes had a combined population of 375,628 in 1970. The area grew rapidly during the 1970s and by the 1980 census, the population had increased 32% to 494,151.[4] In 1983, the official name was shortened to the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area (or Baton Rouge MSA), which is still in use to date.[5] 528,264 residents lived in the metropolitan statistical area in 1990[4] and 602,894 people lived in the four parishes by the year 2000.

In 2003, the Baton Rouge MSA was expanded to its current size with the addition of five more parishes – East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, and West Feliciana.[7] This nine-parish region had a population of 705,973 in 2000.

Parishes

Population by Parish


Parish

  • Ascension
  • East Baton Rouge
  • East Feliciana
  • Iberville
  • Livingston
  • Pointe Coupee
  • St. Helena
  • West Baton Rouge
  • West Feliciana

2000
Census

  • 76,627
  • 412,852
  • 21,360
  • 33,320
  • 91,814
  • 22,763
  • 10,525
  • 21,601
  • 15,111

2008
Estimate

  • 101,789
  • 428,360
  • 20,874
  • 32,545
  • 120,256
  • 22,401
  • 10,546
  • 22,553
  • 15,003

Numerical Change
(2000–08)

  • +25,162
  • +15,508
  • –486
  • –775
  • +28,442
  • –362
  • +21
  • +952
  • –108

Growth Rate
(2000–08)

  • 32.84%
  • 3.76%
  • –2.28%
  • –2.33%
  • 30.98%
  • –1.59%
  • 0.20%
  • 4.41%
  • –0.71%

Communities

Places with more than 225,000 inhabitants

Places with 10,000 to 30,000 inhabitants

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

Unincorporated places

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2010 Census Redistricting Data – Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
  2. ↑ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original (CSV) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
  3. ↑ "Standard Metropolitan Areas (SMAs) and Components" (TXT). Standard Metropolitan Areas defined by the Bureau of the Budget, October 13, 1950. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2000-12-14. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Louisiana – Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 1995-03-27. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  5. 1 2 "About Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  6. ↑ "Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs) and Components, 1973" (TXT). Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas defined by Office of Management and Budget, April 27, 1973. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2000-05-01. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  7. ↑ "Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Components, 2003" (TXT). Metropolitan statistical areas defined by Office of Management and Budget, June 6, 2003. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2003-07-10. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
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