Montpelier, Louisiana

Montpelier is a village in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 197 in 2020. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.

Montpelier, Louisiana
Village
Village of Montpelier
Location of Montpelier in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 30°40′56″N 90°39′16″W[1] !-- Area/postal codes and others -->
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	St. Helena
Area [2]
• Total	1.88 sq mi (4.86 km2)
• Land	1.87 sq mi (4.84 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation [1]	128 ft (39 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	196
• Density	104.98/sq mi (40.53/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	985
FIPS code	22-51690
GNIS feature ID	2407504[1]

Montpelier was the parish seat from 1812-1832.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²), of which 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²) is land and 0.53% is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	197		—
1970	211		7.1%
1980	219		3.8%
1990	247		12.8%
2000	214		−13.4%
2010	266		24.3%
2020	196		−26.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Montpelier village, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[5]	Pop 2010[6]	Pop 2020[7]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	123	118	92	57.48%	44.36%	46.94%
Black or African American alone (NH)	86	140	91	40.19%	52.63%	46.43%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	1	0	0.00%	0.38%	0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	4	0	0.00%	1.50%	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	0	0	4	0.00%	0.00%	2.04%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	3	9	2.34%	1.13%	4.59%
Total	214	266	196	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 197 people,^[8] 135 households, and 90 families residing in the village.

Education

Montpelier and all of St. Helena Parish are served by the St. Helena Parish School System. Zoned campuses include St. Helena Central Arts and Technology Academy (Grades 3-6), St. Helena Early Learning Center (Grades PK-2), and St. Helena College and Career Academy (Grades 7-12).