Baton-Rouge
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||
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| City of Baton Rouge | |||
From top clockwise: the Horace Wilkinson Bridge spanning across the Mississippi River, Tiger Stadium during an LSU football game, the Shaw Center for the Arts on Lafayette Street, an aerial view of Louisiana State University, the Huey P. Long Memorial in the State Capitol Gardens, the Varsity Theatre near LSU, and the Louisiana State Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge.
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Nickname(s): Red Stick, The Capital City, B.R., Choppa City, |
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 Location of Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. |
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 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (the US)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (North America)
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| Coordinates: 30°26′55″N 91°07′33″W / 30.44861°N 91.12583°W | |||
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 United States
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| State |
 Louisiana
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| Parish | East Baton Rouge Parish | ||
| Founded | 1699 | ||
| Settled | 1721 | ||
| Incorporated | January 16, 1817 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor-President | Sharon Weston Broome (D) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Consolidated city-parish | 88.12 sq mi (228.23 km2) | ||
| • Land | 85.93 sq mi (222.55 km2) | ||
| • Water | 2.19 sq mi (5.68 km2) | ||
| • Total | 79.11 sq mi (204.89 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | 229,493 | ||
| • Estimate (2016) | 227,715 | ||
| • Rank | US: 97th | ||
| • Density | 2,650.13/sq mi (1,023.22/km2) | ||
| • Urban | 594,309 (US: 68th) | ||
| • Metro | 830,480 (US: 70th) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Baton Rougean | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| ZIP code | 70801-70817, 70819-70823, 70825-70827, 70831, 70833, 70835-70837, 70874, 70879, 70883, 70884, 70892-70896, 70898 | ||
| Area code(s) | 225 | ||
| FIPS code | 22-05000 | ||
| Website | www |
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Nickname(s): Red Stick, The Capital City, B.R.,
Baton Rouge (/ˌbætən ˈruːʒ/ BAT-ən ROOZH; from French bâton rouge [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ] (
listen), meaning 'red stick') is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana and its second-largest city. It forms the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish and is located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River.
As its capital city, Baton Rouge is the political hub of Louisiana. It is the second-largest city in the state after New Orleans, with an estimated population of 227,715 in 2016. The metropolitan area surrounding the city, known as Greater Baton Rouge, is also the second-largest in Louisiana, with a population of 830,480 people as of 2015. The urban area has around 594,309 inhabitants.
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