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Downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Consolidated city-parish
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.
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.
Flag of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Flag
Official seal of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Seal
Nickname(s): Red Stick, The Capital City, B.R.
Location in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and the state of Louisiana
Location in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and the state of Louisiana
Baton Rouge is located in the US
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 30°26′55″N 91°07′33″W / 30.44861°N 91.12583°W / 30.44861; -91.12583
Country  United States
State  Louisiana
Parish East Baton Rouge Parish
Founded 1699
Settled 1719
Incorporated January 16, 1817
Government
 • Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome (D)
Area
 • Land 76.95 sq mi (199.29 km2)
 • Water 2.16 sq mi (5.59 km2)
 • Total 79.11 sq mi (204.89 km2)
Elevation 56 ft (17 m)
Population (2010) 229,493
 • Estimate (2015) 228,590
 • Rank US: 97th
 • Density 2,975/sq mi (1,148.5/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, 70802, 70803, 70804, 70805, 70806, 70807, 70808, 70809, 70810, 70811, 70812, 70813, 70814, 70815, 70816, 70817, 70819, 70820, 70821, 70822, 70823, 70825, 70826, 70827, 70831, 70833, 70835, 70836, 70837, 70874, 70879, 70883, 70884, 70892, 70893, 70894, 70895, 70896, 70898
Area code(s) 225
Website www.brgov.com

Baton Rouge (/ˌbætən ˈrʒ/ BAT-ən ROOZH; French for "Red Stick", French: Bâton-Rouge [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ]) 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 the "Capital City", Baton Rouge is the political hub for Louisiana, and is the second-largest city in the state after New Orleans, with an estimated population of 228,590 in 2015. 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.

Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, research, motion picture, and growing technology center of the American South. The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is the tenth largest in the United States in terms of tonnage shipped, and is the farthest upstream Mississippi River port capable of handling Panamax ships.


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