St. James, Louisiana

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St. James, Louisiana
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St. James, Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°58′55″N90°49′54″W / 29.98194°N 90.83167°W / 29.98194; -90.83167
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish St. James
Area
[1]
  Total9.89 sq mi (25.61 km2)
  Land8.39 sq mi (21.72 km2)
  Water1.50 sq mi (3.88 km2)
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total592
  Density70.58/sq mi (27.25/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70086 [2]
Area code 225
GNIS feature ID1628114 [3]

St. James is a census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area . Its population was 828 as of the 2010 census. [4]

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Education

St. James Parish Public Schools operates public schools:

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 828
2020 592−28.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
St. James CDP, 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 2010 [6] Pop 2020 [7] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)1386216.67%10.47%
Black or African American alone (NH)66250779.95%85.64%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)150.12%0.84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)27183.26%3.04%
Total828592100.00%100.00%

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. "Saint James ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. "Saint James". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. James CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .
  7. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. James CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau .