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St. Rose, Louisiana

St. Rose
Saint Rose
CDP
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish St. Charles
Elevation 10 ft (3.0 m)
Coordinates 29°57′38″N 90°18′47″W / 29.96056°N 90.31306°W / 29.96056; -90.31306Coordinates: 29°57′38″N 90°18′47″W / 29.96056°N 90.31306°W / 29.96056; -90.31306
Area 5.0 sq mi (12.9 km2)
 - land 4.0 sq mi (10 km2)
 - water 1.0 sq mi (3 km2), 20%
Population 6,540 (2000)
Density 1,620.1/sq mi (625.5/km2)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code 504
Location of St. Rose in Louisiana
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Location of Louisiana in the United States

Saint Rose (usually written as St. Rose) is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. St. Rose is on the east bank of the Mississippi River two miles (3 km) north of the Jefferson Parish border and is part of the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area. The population was 6,540 in the 2000 census.

St. Rose is located at 29°57′38″N 90°18′47″W / 29.96056°N 90.31306°W / 29.96056; -90.31306 (29.960421, -90.313094).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13.0 km²), of which, 4.0 square miles (10.5 km²) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²) of it (19.88%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,540 people, 2,286 households, and 1,748 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,620.1 people per square mile (625.0/km²). There were 2,385 housing units at an average density of 590.8 per square mile (227.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 55.23% White, 41.51% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.53% of the population.


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