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Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Parish in Louisiana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Livingston Parish (French: Paroisse Livingston, Spanish: Parroquia de Livingston) is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is the town of Livingston.[1] Livingston Parish is one of the Florida Parishes, a region which, unlike the rest of the state, was part of the Spanish Empire rather than the French Empire.
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Livingston Parish | |
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![]() Livingston Parish Courthouse in Livingston | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana | |
![]() Louisiana's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 30°26′N 90°44′W | |
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Founded | February 10, 1832 |
Named for | Edward Livingston |
Seat | Livingston |
Largest city | Denham Springs |
Area | |
• Total | 703 sq mi (1,820 km2) |
• Land | 648 sq mi (1,680 km2) |
• Water | 55 sq mi (140 km2) 7.8% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 142,282 |
• Density | 200/sq mi (78/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 6th |
Website | www |
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The name Livingston is an eponym honoring Edward Livingston, an American jurist and statesman who assisted in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825.[2]
Livingston Parish is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan area. At the 2020 census, the population of the county was 142,282.[3] Livingston Parish is part of Louisiana's 6th congressional district.