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Baton Rouge
City of Baton Rouge
Flag of Baton Rouge
Coat of arms of Baton Rouge
Official logo of Baton Rouge
Etymology: from French Bâton-Rouge 'red stick'
Nicknames: 
Red Stick, The Capital City, B.R.
Map
Interactive map of Baton Rouge
Coordinates: 30°26′51″N 91°10′43″W / 30.44750°N 91.17861°W / 30.44750; -91.17861
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishEast Baton Rouge
Founded1699; 325 years ago (1699)
Settled1721; 303 years ago (1721)
IncorporatedJanuary 16, 1817; 207 years ago (1817-01-16)
Government
 • Mayor-PresidentSharon Weston Broome[1] (D)
Area
 • State capital city and Consolidated city-parish88.52 sq mi (229.27 km2)
 • Land86.32 sq mi (223.56 km2)
 • Water2.20 sq mi (5.71 km2)
 • Total[note 1]79.11 sq mi (204.89 km2)
Elevation46 ft (14 m)
Population
 • State capital city and Consolidated city-parish227,470
 • RankUS: 99th
 • Density2,635.32/sq mi (1,017.50/km2)
 • Urban
631,326 (US: 67th)
 • Urban density1,592.9/sq mi (615.0/km2)
 • Metro
870,569 (US: 65th)
DemonymBaton Rougean
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
70801–70817, 70819–70823, 70825–70827, 70831, 70833, 70835–70837, 70874, 70879, 70883, 70884, 70892–70896, 70898
Area code225
FIPS code22-05000
GNIS feature ID1629914
Websitewww.brla.gov

Baton Rouge is the capital and second-largest city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification).

Explanatory notes

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  1. Total area for the City of Baton Rouge, not all of East Baton Rouge Parish

References

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  1. "Office of Mayor President". Baton Rouge Government Website. Archived from the original on January 7, 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  4. "QuickFacts: Baton Rouge city, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 2, 2024.