St. Gabriel, Louisiana

St. Gabriel, Louisiana
City of St. Gabriel
St. Gabriel Police Department
St. Gabriel Police Department
Location of St. Gabriel in Iberville Parish, Louisiana.
Location of St. Gabriel in Iberville Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 30°15′13″N 91°06′05″W / 30.25361°N 91.10139°W / 30.25361; -91.10139
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishIberville
Incorporated1994 (town)
City Designation2001
Government
 • MayorLionel Johnson Jr.
Area
 • Total29.88 sq mi (77.39 km2)
 • Land29.66 sq mi (76.81 km2)
 • Water0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total6,433
 • Density216.91/sq mi (83.75/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
70721, 70776, 70780
Area code225
FIPS code22-67250
Websitehttp://www.cityofstgabriel.us

St. Gabriel is a city in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The city of St. Gabriel includes the Carville neighborhood and portions of Sunchine. Part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area, it had a population of 6,677 at the 2010 U.S. census, and 6,433 at the 2020 census.[2]

St. Gabriel was incorporated as a town in 1994 and received city designation in 2001.[3] It is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, approximately 12 miles south of Baton Rouge. Bayou Manchac serves as the official boundary between St. Gabriel, Ascension Parish, and East Baton Rouge Parish. Over the years, the area has been transformed from a primarily agricultural economy to one that is now dominated by the petrochemical industry.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "QuickFacts: St. Gabriel city, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau.
  3. ^ "Boundary Changes". Geographic Change Notes: Louisiana. Population Division, United States Census Bureau. May 19, 2006. Archived from the original on February 6, 2006. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
  4. ^ Baurick, Tristan (October 30, 2019). "Welcome to "Cancer Alley," Where Toxic Air Is About to Get Worse". ProPublica. Retrieved June 23, 2020.