St. James, Louisiana

Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States

St. James, Louisiana

Census-designated place

St. James, Louisiana

Coordinates: 29°58′55″N 90°49′54″W﻿ / ﻿29.98194°N 90.83167°W﻿ / 29.98194; -90.83167
Country| United States
State| Louisiana
Parish| St. James
Area

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• Total| 9.89 sq mi (25.61 km2)
• Land| 8.39 sq mi (21.72 km2)
• Water| 1.50 sq mi (3.88 km2)
Elevation

| 16 ft (5 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 592
• Density| 70.58/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 ID| 1628114[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]

## Education[edit]

St. James Parish Public Schools operates public schools:

* St. Louis Academy (prek-3)

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2010| 828| | —
2020| 592| | −28.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
St. James CDP, Louisiana – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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  | Pop 2010[6] | Pop 2020[7] | % 2010  | % 2020

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White alone (NH)  | 138  | 62  | 16.67%  | 10.47%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 662  | 507  | 79.95%  | 85.64%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)  | 0  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0.00%
Asian alone (NH)  | 0  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)  | 0  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)  | 0  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)  | 1  | 5  | 0.12%  | 0.84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 27  | 18  | 3.26%  | 3.04%
Total | 828 | 592 | 100.00% | 100.00%

## References[edit]

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.

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Municipalities and communities of St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States

Parish seat: Convent

Towns|

* Gramercy
* Lutcher

CDPs|

* Convent
* Grand Point
* Hester
* Lemannville‡
* Moonshine
* North Vacherie
* Paulina
* Romeville
* St. James
* South Vacherie
* Union
* Welcome

Unincorporated
community|

* Vacherie

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes

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