Baton Rouge, Louisiana
capital of Louisiana, United States and seat of East Baton Rouge Parish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
capital of Louisiana, United States and seat of East Baton Rouge Parish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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State capital city and Consolidated city-parish | |
City of Baton Rouge | |
Downtown Old Louisiana State Capitol Louisiana State Capitol St. Joseph Cathedral Tiger Stadium (LSU) USS Kidd | |
Etymology: from French Bâton-Rouge 'red stick' | |
Nicknames: Red Stick, The Capital City, B.R. | |
Coordinates: 30°26′51″N 91°10′43″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | East Baton Rouge |
Founded | 1699 |
Settled | 1721 |
Incorporated | January 16, 1817 |
Government | |
• Mayor-President | Sharon Weston Broome[1] (D) |
Area | |
• State capital city and Consolidated city-parish | 88.52 sq mi (229.27 km2) |
• Land | 86.32 sq mi (223.56 km2) |
• Water | 2.20 sq mi (5.71 km2) |
• Total[note 1] | 79.11 sq mi (204.89 km2) |
Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
Population | |
• State capital city and Consolidated city-parish | 227,470 |
• Rank | US: 99th |
• Density | 2,635.32/sq mi (1,017.50/km2) |
• Urban | 631,326 (US: 67th) |
• Urban density | 1,592.9/sq mi (615.0/km2) |
• Metro | 870,569 (US: 65th) |
Demonym | Baton Rougean |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 70801–70817, 70819–70823, 70825–70827, 70831, 70833, 70835–70837, 70874, 70879, 70883, 70884, 70892–70896, 70898 |
Area code | 225 |
FIPS code | 22-05000 |
GNIS feature ID | 1629914 |
Website | www |
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