New Roads, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
| City of New Roads | |
 Location of New Roads in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. | |
.svg) Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°41′47″N 91°26′20″W / 30.69639°N 91.43889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Pointe Coupee |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Theron Smith (I) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.58 sq mi (11.87 km2) |
| • Land | 4.58 sq mi (11.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,549 |
| • Density | 992.80/sq mi (383.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70760 |
| Area code | 225 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404366[2] |
| FIPS code | 22-55105 |
| Website | https://newroads.net |
New Roads (historically French: Poste-de-Pointe-Coupée[3]) is a city in and the parish seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States.[4] The center of population of Louisiana was located in New Roads in 2000.[5] The population was 4,831 at the 2010 census, down from 4,966 in 2000. In the 2020 census the population was 4,549, while at the beginning year of 2023 the census showed a population of 4,205 and expects to be under 4,000 by the years end. The city's ZIP code is 70760. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Roads, Louisiana
- ^ "Cajun and Cajuns: Genealogy site for Cajun, Acadian and Louisiana genealogy, history and culture".
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Population and Population Internal Points by State: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 12, 2001.