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Lafayette Parish is a part of the region of Acadiana in southern Louisiana, along the Gulf Coast.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 269 square miles (700 km 2), of which 269 square miles (700 km 2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [6]
It is Louisiana's fourth-most populous city with a 2020 census population of 121,374; [4] the consolidated city-parish's population was 241,753 in 2020. [5] The Lafayette metropolitan area was Louisiana's third largest metropolitan statistical area with a population of 478,384 at the 2020 census. [ 6 ]
The approximately 3,408.5 square miles (8,828 km 2) metropolitan area centers on Lafayette Parish, which contains the city of Lafayette—the largest economic and cultural center of Acadiana—with a consolidated city-parish population of 244,390 in 2019; [4] the city proper's population was 121,374 in 2020. [5]
Lafayette Parish: 055: Lafayette: 1823: from part of St. Martin Parish. French-born American Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette: 249,750: 270 sq mi (699 km 2) Lafourche Parish: 057: Thibodaux: 1807: One of the original 19 parishes. Was named Interior Parish until 1812 and Lafourche Interior Parish until 1853.
Map of the United States with Louisiana highlighted. Louisiana is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Louisiana is the 25th most populous state with 4,657,757 inhabitants and the 33rd largest by land area spanning 43,203.90 square miles (111,897.6 km 2) of land. [1]
Louisiana is a South Central US state, with a 2020 US census resident population of 4,657,757, [2] and apportioned population of 4,661,468. [3] [4] Much of the state's population is concentrated in southern Louisiana in the Greater New Orleans, Florida Parishes, and Acadiana regions, with the remainder in North and Central Louisiana's major metropolitan areas (Shreveport-Bossier City; Monroe ...
The money will be allocated to various districts, with significant portions going to parishes including Jefferson, Lafayette and Calcasieu. Jefferson Parish was awarded over $221,000, while ...
The U.S. state of Louisiana has a total of ten metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs); 37 of Louisiana's sixty-four (64) parishes are classified as metropolitan. [1] According to the 2020 United States census, these parishes had a combined population of 3,918,560 (84.1% of the state's population).