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St. Rose, Louisiana

Saint Rose
St. Rose, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
St. Rose, Louisiana
St. Rose, Louisiana
Location in Louisiana
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish St. Charles
Area
 • Total 7.45 sq mi (19.31 km2)
 • Land 6.34 sq mi (16.42 km2)
 • Water 1.11 sq mi (2.89 km2)
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 7,504
 • Density 1,183.78/sq mi (457.04/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70087
Area code(s) 504
FIPS code 22-67740

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, and 7,504 in 2020.

History

The LaBranche Plantation Dependency House is located in St. Rose. It is a surviving building of the LaBranche Plantation. The main house was the plantation home built by the Zweig family in 1792. The plantation was based on the cultivation and processing of sugar cane and was dependent on slave labor. The big house was destroyed during the Civil War. One of the few buildings left on the property after the Civil War was the dependency house, also called a garconnière (French for bachelor quarters). The property also has a preserved slave quarters building.

In 1873, Palmer Elkins purchased property in St. Rose. In 1880, Elkins invited freedman and their families to move onto his property to receive training. He established what became known as "Elkinsville" or "Freetown".

Geography

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) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) (19.88%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 7,504
U.S. Decennial Census
St. Rose racial composition as of 2020
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 3,063 40.82%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 3,028 40.35%
Native American 13 0.17%
Asian 158 2.11%
Pacific Islander 3 0.04%
Other/Mixed 258 3.44%
Hispanic or Latino 981 13.07%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,504 people, 2,914 households, and 1,905 families residing in the CDP.

Education

St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools, including:

  • St. Rose Elementary School (PK-5)
  • Albert Cammon Middle School (6-8)
  • Destrehan High School in Destrehan

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See also

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