Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

Pointe Coupee Parish
Pointe Coupee Parish Courthouse
Pointe Coupee Parish Courthouse
Map of Louisiana highlighting Pointe Coupee Parish
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
Map of the United States highlighting Louisiana
Louisiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°43′N 91°36′W / 30.71°N 91.6°W / 30.71; -91.6
Country United States
State Louisiana
Founded1807
Named forFrench for the place of the cut-off
SeatNew Roads
Largest cityNew Roads
Area
 • Total591 sq mi (1,530 km2)
 • Land557 sq mi (1,440 km2)
 • Water33 sq mi (90 km2)  5.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total20,758
 • Estimate 
(2021)
20,356[1]
 • Density35/sq mi (14/km2)
DemonymPointe Coupean
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
70715, 70729, 70732, 70736, 70747, 70749, 70752, 70753, 70755, 70756, 70759, 70760, 70762, 70773, 70783
Area code225
Congressional district6th
Websitepcparish.org

Pointe Coupee Parish (/ˈpɔɪnt kəˈp/ or /ˈpwɑːnt kˈp/; French: Paroisse de la Pointe-Coupée) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,758.[2] The parish seat is New Roads.[3]

Pointe Coupee Parish is part of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010, the center of population of Louisiana was located in Pointe Coupee Parish, in the city of New Roads.[4]

  1. ^ "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Centers of Population by State: 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2014.