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 km2) of land.[1] Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes, which are equivalent to counties, and contains 304 municipalities consisting of four consolidated city-parishes, and 304 cities, towns, and villages.[2] Louisiana's municipalities cover only 7.8% of the state's land mass but are home to 46.4% of its population.[1]

According to the 2015 Louisiana Laws Revised Statutes, residents of any unincorporated area may propose to incorporate as a municipality if the area meets prescribed minimum population thresholds.[3] Municipal corporations are divided based on population into three classes: cities, towns, and villages. Those having five thousand inhabitants or more are classified as cities; those having less than five thousand but more than one thousand inhabitants are classified as towns; and those having one thousand or fewer inhabitants are classified as villages.[4] The governor may change the classification of the municipality if the board of aldermen requests a change and a census shows that the population has increased or decreased making it eligible for a different classification.[5] Municipalities are granted powers to perform functions required by local governments including the levy and collection of taxes and to assume indebtedness.[6]

The largest municipality by population in Louisiana in 2020 is New Orleans with 383,997 residents, and the smallest is Mound with 12 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is New Orleans, which spans 169.42 sq mi (438.8 km2), while Napoleonville is the smallest at 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2).[1] The first municipality to incorporate was Natchitoches in 1712 and the newest is Central in 2005.[7]

List of municipalities

  Parish seat

  State capital and parish seat

Name Type[1] Parish[1] Population
(2020)[8]
Population
(2010)[1]
Change Land area
(2010)[1]
Population density Year of
incorporation[7]
sq mi km2
AbbevilleCityVermilion11,186 12,257 −8.7%6.04 15.61,852.0/sq mi (715.1/km2)1850
Abita SpringsTownSt. Tammany2,631 2,365 +11.2%4.48 11.6587.3/sq mi (226.7/km2)1903
AddisTownWest Baton Rouge6,731 3,593 +87.3%4.20 10.91,602.6/sq mi (618.8/km2)1915
AlbanyTownLivingston1,235 1,088 +13.5%1.12 2.91,102.7/sq mi (425.7/km2)1953
AlexandriaCityRapides46,180 47,723 −3.2%28.41 73.61,625.5/sq mi (627.6/km2)1818
Amite CityTownTangipahoa4,005 4,141 −3.3%3.87 10.01,034.9/sq mi (399.6/km2)1861
AnacocoVillageVernon851 869 −2.1%3.08 8.0276.3/sq mi (106.7/km2)1979
AngieVillageWashington258 251 +2.8%1.53 4.0168.6/sq mi (65.1/km2)1908
ArcadiaTownBienville2,746 2,919 −5.9%3.05 7.9900.3/sq mi (347.6/km2)1855
ArnaudvilleTownSt. Landry, St. Martin1,009 1,057 −4.5%0.69 1.81,462.3/sq mi (564.6/km2)1870
AshlandVillageNatchitoches194 269 −27.9%26.91 69.77.2/sq mi (2.8/km2)1963
AthensVillageClaiborne237 249 −4.8%2.24 5.8105.8/sq mi (40.9/km2)1902
AtlantaVillageWinn149 163 −8.6%1.08 2.8138.0/sq mi (53.3/km2)1907
BakerCityEast Baton Rouge12,455 13,895 −10.4%8.30 21.51,500.6/sq mi (579.4/km2)1944
BaldwinTownSt. Mary1,762 2,436 −27.7%3.22 8.3547.2/sq mi (211.3/km2)1913
BallTownRapides3,961 4,000 −1.0%8.08 20.9490.2/sq mi (189.3/km2)1972
BasileTownAcadia, Evangeline1,214 1,821 −33.3%1.16 3.01,046.6/sq mi (404.1/km2)1911
BaskinVillageFranklin210 254 −17.3%1.33 3.4157.9/sq mi (61.0/km2)1917
BastropCityMorehouse9,691 11,365 −14.7%8.90 23.11,088.9/sq mi (420.4/km2)1852
Baton Rouge[lower-alpha 1]Consolidated
Government
East Baton Rouge227,470 229,493 −0.88%76.95 199.32,956.1/sq mi (1,141.3/km2)1817
BelcherVillageCaddo248 263 −5.7%1.56 4.0159.0/sq mi (61.4/km2)1966
BentonTownBossier2,048 1,948 +5.1%1.95 5.11,050.3/sq mi (405.5/km2)1876
BerniceTownUnion1,356 1,689 −19.7%3.23 8.4419.8/sq mi (162.1/km2)1899
BerwickTownSt. Mary4,771 4,946 −3.5%5.90 15.3808.6/sq mi (312.2/km2)1907
BienvilleVillageBienville191 218 −12.4%11.04 28.617.3/sq mi (6.7/km2)1904
BlanchardTownCaddo3,538 2,899 +22.0%3.99 10.3886.7/sq mi (342.4/km2)1961
BogalusaCityWashington10,659 12,232 −12.9%9.50 24.61,122.0/sq mi (433.2/km2)1914
BonitaVillageMorehouse170 284 −40.1%1.35 3.5125.9/sq mi (48.6/km2)1903
Bossier CityCityBossier62,701 61,315 +2.3%42.34 109.71,480.9/sq mi (571.8/km2)1951
BoyceTownRapides888 1,004 −11.6%0.46 1.21,930.4/sq mi (745.3/km2)1887
Breaux BridgeCitySt. Martin7,513 8,139 −7.7%7.72 20.0973.2/sq mi (375.7/km2)1859
BroussardCityLafayette, St. Martin13,417 8,197 +63.7%16.40 42.5818.1/sq mi (315.9/km2)1905
BruslyTownWest Baton Rouge2,578 2,589 −0.4%2.21 5.71,166.5/sq mi (450.4/km2)1901
BrycelandVillageBienville87 108 −19.4%2.33 6.037.3/sq mi (14.4/km2)1911
BunkieCityAvoyelles3,346 4,171 −19.8%2.68 6.91,248.5/sq mi (482.1/km2)1885
CalvinVillageWinn242 238 +1.7%2.29 5.9105.7/sq mi (40.8/km2)1951
CamptiTownNatchitoches887 1,056 −16.0%1.04 2.7852.9/sq mi (329.3/km2)1857
CanktonVillageSt. Landry583 484 +20.5%2.04 5.3285.8/sq mi (110.3/km2)1960
CarencroCityLafayette9,272 7,526 +23.2%7.61 19.71,218.4/sq mi (470.4/km2)1905
CastorVillageBienville230 258 −10.9%1.19 3.1193.3/sq mi (74.6/km2)1920
CentralCityEast Baton Rouge29,565 26,864 +10.1%62.24 161.2475.0/sq mi (183.4/km2)2005
ChataignierVillageEvangeline259 364 −28.8%0.63 1.6411.1/sq mi (158.7/km2)1972
ChathamTownJackson491 557 −11.8%0.99 2.6496.0/sq mi (191.5/km2)1909
CheneyvilleTownRapides468 625 −25.1%1.02 2.6458.8/sq mi (177.2/km2)1836
ChoudrantVillageLincoln989 845 +17.0%3.85 10.0256.9/sq mi (99.2/km2)1915
Church PointTownAcadia4,179 4,560 −8.4%2.89 7.51,446.0/sq mi (558.3/km2)1898
ClarenceVillageNatchitoches326 499 −34.7%1.57 4.1207.6/sq mi (80.2/km2)1951
ClarksVillageCaldwell1,052 1,017 +3.4%0.96 2.51,095.8/sq mi (423.1/km2)1953
ClaytonTownConcordia584 711 −17.9%1.58 4.1369.6/sq mi (142.7/km2)1946
ClintonTownEast Feliciana1,340 1,653 −18.9%2.74 7.1489.1/sq mi (188.8/km2)1852
ColfaxTownGrant1,428 1,558 −8.3%1.49 3.9958.4/sq mi (370.0/km2)1878
CollinstonVillageMorehouse274 287 −4.5%1.13 2.9242.5/sq mi (93.6/km2)1904
ColumbiaTownCaldwell277 390 −29.0%0.76 2.0364.5/sq mi (140.7/km2)1847
ConverseVillageSabine379 440 −13.9%2.18 5.6173.9/sq mi (67.1/km2)1921
CottonportTownAvoyelles2,023 2,006 +0.8%2.01 5.21,006.5/sq mi (388.6/km2)1888
Cotton ValleyTownWebster787 1,009 −22.0%2.63 6.8299.2/sq mi (115.5/km2)1912
CoushattaTownRed River1,752 1,964 −10.8%3.34 8.7524.6/sq mi (202.5/km2)1872
CovingtonCitySt. Tammany11,564 8,765 +31.9%7.98 20.71,449.1/sq mi (559.5/km2)1816
CreolaVillageGrant242 213 +13.6%0.41 1.1590.2/sq mi (227.9/km2)2000
CrowleyCityAcadia11,710 13,265 −11.7%5.75 14.92,036.5/sq mi (786.3/km2)1887
CullenTownWebster716 1,163 −38.4%1.15 3.0622.6/sq mi (240.4/km2)1955
DelcambreTownIberia, Vermilion1,793 1,866 −3.9%1.16 3.01,545.7/sq mi (596.8/km2)1907
DelhiTownRichland2,622 2,919 −10.2%2.88 7.5910.4/sq mi (351.5/km2)1900
DeltaVillageMadison232 284 −18.3%3.90 10.159.5/sq mi (23.0/km2)1969
Denham SpringsCityLivingston9,286 10,215 −9.1%7.29 18.91,273.8/sq mi (491.8/km2)1903
DeQuincyCityCalcasieu3,144 3,235 −2.8%3.18 8.2988.7/sq mi (381.7/km2)1947
DeRidderCityBeauregard, Vernon9,852 10,578 −6.9%9.14 23.71,077.9/sq mi (416.2/km2)1903
Dixie InnVillageWebster293 273 +7.3%0.47 1.2623.4/sq mi (240.7/km2)1976
DodsonVillageWinn294 337 −12.8%2.25 5.8130.7/sq mi (50.5/km2)1901
DonaldsonvilleCityAscension6,695 7,436 −10.0%3.79 9.81,766.5/sq mi (682.0/km2)1813
DownsvilleVillageLincoln, Union120 141 −14.9%0.74 1.9162.2/sq mi (62.6/km2)1972
DoylineVillageWebster674 818 −17.6%3.33 8.6202.4/sq mi (78.1/km2)1948
Dry ProngVillageGrant455 436 +4.4%1.32 3.4344.7/sq mi (133.1/km2)1947
DubachTownLincoln908 961 −5.5%1.82 4.7498.9/sq mi (192.6/km2)1901
DubberlyVillageWebster250 273 −8.4%3.94 10.263.5/sq mi (24.5/km2)1959
DusonTownAcadia, Lafayette1,326 1,716 −22.7%2.76 7.1480.4/sq mi (185.5/km2)1909
East HodgeVillageJackson204 289 −29.4%0.23 0.60887.0/sq mi (342.5/km2)1968
EdgefieldVillageRed River204 218 −6.4%0.25 0.65816.0/sq mi (315.1/km2)1966
ElizabethVillageAllen417 532 −21.6%1.64 4.2254.3/sq mi (98.2/km2)1964
EltonTownJefferson Davis992 1,128 −12.1%1.64 4.2604.9/sq mi (233.5/km2)1911
EppsVillageWest Carroll358 854 −58.1%0.97 2.5369.1/sq mi (142.5/km2)1939
ErathTownVermilion2,028 2,114 −4.1%1.76 4.61,152.3/sq mi (444.9/km2)1898
ErosTownJackson130 155 −16.1%1.00 2.6130.0/sq mi (50.2/km2)1905
EstherwoodVillageAcadia694 889 −21.9%1.86 4.8373.1/sq mi (144.1/km2)1901
EuniceCityAcadia, St. Landry9,422 10,398 −9.4%5.13 13.31,836.6/sq mi (709.1/km2)1894
EvergreenTownAvoyelles215 310 −30.6%1.02 2.6210.8/sq mi (81.4/km2)1871
FarmervilleTownUnion3,366 3,860 −12.8%5.78 15.0582.4/sq mi (224.8/km2)1842
FentonVillageJefferson Davis226 379 −40.4%0.41 1.1551.2/sq mi (212.8/km2)1951
FerridayTownConcordia3,189 3,511 −9.2%1.63 4.21,956.4/sq mi (755.4/km2)1906
FisherVillageSabine197 230 −14.3%0.61 1.6323.0/sq mi (124.7/km2)1971
FlorienVillageSabine553 633 −12.6%2.23 5.8248.0/sq mi (95.7/km2)1959
FolsomVillageSt. Tammany769 716 +7.4%1.64 4.2468.9/sq mi (181.0/km2)1915
FordocheTownPointe Coupee910 928 −1.9%2.43 6.3374.5/sq mi (144.6/km2)1961
ForestVillageWest Carroll304 355 −14.4%1.67 4.3182.0/sq mi (70.3/km2)1967
Forest HillVillageRapides605 818 −26.0%3.26 8.4185.6/sq mi (71.7/km2)1921
FranklinCitySt. Mary6,728 7,660 −12.2%9.92 25.7678.2/sq mi (261.9/km2)1820
FranklintonTownWashington3,662 3,857 −5.1%4.37 11.3838.0/sq mi (323.5/km2)1861
French SettlementVillageLivingston1,073 1,116 −3.9%2.73 7.1393.0/sq mi (151.8/km2)1965
GeorgetownTownGrant277 327 −15.3%1.30 3.4213.1/sq mi (82.3/km2)1949
GibslandTownBienville773 979 −21.0%2.63 6.8293.9/sq mi (113.5/km2)1903
GilbertVillageFranklin449 521 −13.8%0.94 2.4477.7/sq mi (184.4/km2)1912
GilliamVillageCaddo123 164 −25.0%2.00 5.261.5/sq mi (23.7/km2)1968
GlenmoraTownRapides1,087 1,342 −19.0%1.73 4.5628.3/sq mi (242.6/km2)1914
Golden MeadowTownLafourche1,761 2,101 −16.2%2.45 6.3718.8/sq mi (277.5/km2)1950
GoldonnaVillageNatchitoches428 430 −0.5%11.00 28.538.9/sq mi (15.0/km2)1911
GonzalesCityAscension12,231 9,781 +25.0%8.38 21.71,459.5/sq mi (563.5/km2)1922
GramblingCityLincoln5,239 4,949 +5.9%5.91 15.3886.5/sq mi (342.3/km2)1953
GramercyTownSt. James2,932 3,613 −18.8%2.03 5.31,444.3/sq mi (557.7/km2)1947
Grand CaneVillageDe Soto217 242 −10.3%1.13 2.9192.0/sq mi (74.1/km2)1899
Grand CoteauTownSt. Landry776 947 −18.1%2.42 6.3320.7/sq mi (123.8/km2)1855
Grand IsleTownJefferson1,005 1,296 −22.5%6.40 16.6157.0/sq mi (60.6/km2)1959
GraysonVillageCaldwell449 532 −15.6%1.27 3.3353.5/sq mi (136.5/km2)1916
GreensburgTownSt. Helena629 718 −12.4%2.52 6.5249.6/sq mi (96.4/km2)1869
GreenwoodTownCaddo3,166 3,219 −1.6%8.98 23.3352.6/sq mi (136.1/km2)1970
GretnaCityJefferson17,814 17,736 +0.4%4.04 10.54,409.4/sq mi (1,702.5/km2)1913
Grosse TeteVillageIberville548 647 −15.3%1.17 3.0468.4/sq mi (180.8/km2)1952
GueydanTownVermilion1,165 1,398 −16.7%0.91 2.41,280.2/sq mi (494.3/km2)1899
Hall SummitVillageRed River268 300 −10.7%1.67 4.3160.5/sq mi (62.0/km2)1961
HammondCityTangipahoa19,584 20,019 −2.2%14.01 36.31,397.9/sq mi (539.7/km2)1889
HarahanCityJefferson9,116 9,277 −1.7%2.01 5.24,535.3/sq mi (1,751.1/km2)1920
HarrisonburgVillageCatahoula277 348 −20.4%0.97 2.5285.6/sq mi (110.3/km2)1836
HaughtonTownBossier4,539 3,454 +31.4%5.27 13.6861.3/sq mi (332.5/km2)1921
HaynesvilleTownClaiborne2,039 2,327 −12.4%4.83 12.5422.2/sq mi (163.0/km2)1901
HeflinVillageWebster213 244 −12.7%1.91 4.9111.5/sq mi (43.1/km2)1952
HendersonTownSt. Martin1,617 1,674 −3.4%1.85 4.8874.1/sq mi (337.5/km2)1971
HessmerVillageAvoyelles772 802 −3.7%0.83 2.1930.1/sq mi (359.1/km2)1955
HodgeVillageJackson382 470 −18.7%0.97 2.5393.8/sq mi (152.1/km2)1928
HomerTownClaiborne2,747 3,237 −15.1%4.65 12.0590.8/sq mi (228.1/km2)1850
HornbeckTownVernon430 480 −10.4%1.15 3.0373.9/sq mi (144.4/km2)1902
HosstonVillageCaddo244 318 −23.3%2.67 6.991.4/sq mi (35.3/km2)1967
Houma[lower-alpha 2]Consolidated
Government
Terrebonne33,406 33,727 −1.0%14.42 37.32,316.6/sq mi (894.5/km2)1834
IdaVillageCaddo217 221 −1.8%1.40 3.6155.0/sq mi (59.8/km2)1967
IndependenceTownTangipahoa1,635 1,665 −1.8%2.27 5.9720.3/sq mi (278.1/km2)1903
IotaTownAcadia1,304 1,500 −13.1%1.27 3.31,026.8/sq mi (396.4/km2)1902
IowaTownCalcasieu3,436 2,996 +14.7%3.15 8.21,090.8/sq mi (421.2/km2)1952
JacksonTownEast Feliciana3,990 3,842 +3.9%4.46 11.6894.6/sq mi (345.4/km2)1832
JamestownTownBienville100 139 −28.1%1.75 4.557.1/sq mi (22.1/km2)1967
JeaneretteCityIberia4,813 5,530 −13.0%2.29 5.92,101.7/sq mi (811.5/km2)1878
Jean LafitteTownJefferson1,809 1,903 −4.9%5.86 15.2308.7/sq mi (119.2/km2)1974
JenaTownLa Salle4,155 3,398 +22.3%5.50 14.2755.5/sq mi (291.7/km2)1909
JenningsCityJefferson Davis9,837 10,383 −5.3%10.40 26.9945.9/sq mi (365.2/km2)1888
JonesboroTownJackson4,106 4,704 −12.7%4.84 12.5848.3/sq mi (327.5/km2)1901
JonesvilleTownCatahoula1,728 2,265 −23.7%1.92 5.0900.0/sq mi (347.5/km2)1890
Junction CityVillageClaiborne, Union437 582 −24.9%1.22 3.2358.2/sq mi (138.3/km2)1907
KaplanCityVermilion4,352 4,600 −5.4%2.32 6.01,875.9/sq mi (724.3/km2)1903
KeachiTownDe Soto243 295 −17.6%5.03 13.048.3/sq mi (18.7/km2)1858
KennerCityJefferson66,448 66,702 −0.4%14.87 38.54,468.6/sq mi (1,725.3/km2)1867
KentwoodTownTangipahoa2,145 2,198 −2.4%7.07 18.3303.4/sq mi (117.1/km2)1893
KilbourneVillageWest Carroll351 416 −15.6%1.39 3.6252.5/sq mi (97.5/km2)1954
KillianTownLivingston1,177 1,206 −2.4%10.88 28.2108.2/sq mi (41.8/km2)1968
KinderTownAllen2,170 2,477 −12.4%5.53 14.3392.4/sq mi (151.5/km2)1903
Krotz SpringsTownSt. Landry904 1,198 −24.5%1.73 4.5522.5/sq mi (201.8/km2)1917
Lafayette[lower-alpha 3]Consolidated
Government
Lafayette121,374 120,623 +0.6%49.23 127.52,465.4/sq mi (951.9/km2)1836
Lake ArthurTownJefferson Davis2,595 2,738 −5.2%1.85 4.81,402.7/sq mi (541.6/km2)1904
Lake CharlesCityCalcasieu84,872 71,993 +17.9%42.06 108.92,017.9/sq mi (779.1/km2)1867
Lake ProvidenceTownEast Carroll3,587 3,991 −10.1%3.59 9.3999.2/sq mi (385.8/km2)1848
LecompteTownRapides845 1,227 −31.1%1.06 2.7797.2/sq mi (307.8/km2)1904
LeesvilleCityVernon5,649 6,612 −14.6%5.60 14.51,008.8/sq mi (389.5/km2)1900
LeonvilleTownSt. Landry868 1,084 −19.9%2.73 7.1317.9/sq mi (122.8/km2)1911
LillieVillageUnion111 118 −5.9%1.93 5.057.5/sq mi (22.2/km2)1966
LisbonVillageClaiborne173 185 −6.5%13.12 34.013.2/sq mi (5.1/km2)1958
LivingstonTownLivingston1,877 1,769 +6.1%3.22 8.3582.9/sq mi (225.1/km2)1955
LivoniaTownPointe Coupee1,212 1,442 −16.0%1.89 4.9641.3/sq mi (247.6/km2)1959
LockportTownLafourche2,490 2,578 −3.4%0.64 1.73,890.6/sq mi (1,502.2/km2)1899
LogansportTownDe Soto1,340 1,555 −13.8%3.26 8.4411.0/sq mi (158.7/km2)1925
LongstreetVillageDe Soto115 157 −26.8%2.05 5.356.1/sq mi (21.7/km2)1919
LoreauvilleVillageIberia658 887 −25.8%0.48 1.21,370.8/sq mi (529.3/km2)1909
LuckyVillageBienville251 272 −7.7%8.17 21.230.7/sq mi (11.9/km2)1974
LutcherTownSt. James3,133 3,559 −12.0%3.36 8.7932.4/sq mi (360.0/km2)1912
McNaryVillageRapides201 211 −4.7%1.84 4.8109.2/sq mi (42.2/km2)1913
MadisonvilleTownSt. Tammany850 748 +13.6%2.49 6.4341.4/sq mi (131.8/km2)1817
MamouTownEvangeline2,936 3,242 −9.4%1.40 3.62,097.1/sq mi (809.7/km2)1911
MandevilleCitySt. Tammany13,192 11,560 +14.1%6.71 17.41,966.0/sq mi (759.1/km2)1840
ManghamVillageRichland624 672 −7.1%1.02 2.6611.8/sq mi (236.2/km2)1907
MansfieldCityDe Soto4,714 5,001 −5.7%3.65 9.51,291.5/sq mi (498.7/km2)1847
MansuraTownAvoyelles1,320 1,419 −7.0%2.70 7.0488.9/sq mi (188.8/km2)1860
ManyTownSabine2,571 2,853 −9.9%3.46 9.0743.1/sq mi (286.9/km2)1843
MaringouinTownIberville891 1,098 −18.9%0.74 1.91,204.1/sq mi (464.9/km2)1907
MarionTownUnion623 765 −18.6%3.21 8.3194.1/sq mi (74.9/km2)1909
MarksvilleCityAvoyelles5,065 5,702 −11.2%4.82 12.51,050.8/sq mi (405.7/km2)1843
MartinVillageRed River524 594 −11.8%11.55 29.945.4/sq mi (17.5/km2)1971
MauriceVillageVermilion2,118 964 +119.7%2.12 5.5999.1/sq mi (385.7/km2)1911
MelvilleTownSt. Landry759 1,041 −27.1%1.26 3.3602.4/sq mi (232.6/km2)1899
MermentauVillageAcadia516 661 −21.9%2.13 5.5242.3/sq mi (93.5/km2)1899
Mer RougeVillageMorehouse491 628 −21.8%1.17 3.0419.7/sq mi (162.0/km2)1898
MerryvilleTownBeauregard967 1,103 −12.3%9.79 25.498.8/sq mi (38.1/km2)1912
MindenCityWebster11,928 13,082 −8.8%14.97 38.8796.8/sq mi (307.6/km2)1854
MonroeCityOuachita47,702 48,815 −2.3%29.21 75.71,633.1/sq mi (630.5/km2)1820
MontgomeryTownGrant622 730 −14.8%2.07 5.4300.5/sq mi (116.0/km2)1859
MontpelierVillageSt. Helena196 266 −26.3%1.87 4.8104.8/sq mi (40.5/km2)1957
MooringsportTownCaddo748 793 −5.7%1.16 3.0644.8/sq mi (249.0/km2)1910
MoreauvilleVillageAvoyelles984 929 +5.9%3.03 7.8324.8/sq mi (125.4/km2)1904
Morgan CityCitySt. Martin, St. Mary11,472 12,404 −7.5%5.98 15.51,918.4/sq mi (740.7/km2)1860
MorganzaVillagePointe Coupee525 610 −13.9%1.18 3.1444.9/sq mi (171.8/km2)1908
MorseVillageAcadia599 812 −26.2%1.40 3.6427.9/sq mi (165.2/km2)1906
MoundVillageMadison12 19 −36.8%0.52 1.323.1/sq mi (8.9/km2)1916
Mount LebanonTownBienville66 83 −20.5%4.03 10.416.4/sq mi (6.3/km2)1853
NapoleonvilleVillageAssumption540 660 −18.2%0.17 0.443,176.5/sq mi (1,226.4/km2)1878
NatchezVillageNatchitoches489 597 −18.1%1.03 2.7474.8/sq mi (183.3/km2)1973
NatchitochesCityNatchitoches18,039 18,323 −1.5%22.63 58.6797.1/sq mi (307.8/km2)1714
NewelltonTownTensas886 1,187 −25.4%0.76 2.01,165.8/sq mi (450.1/km2)1900
New IberiaCityIberia28,555 30,617 −6.7%11.14 28.92,563.3/sq mi (989.7/km2)1839
New LlanoTownVernon2,213 2,504 −11.6%0.97 2.52,281.4/sq mi (880.9/km2)1942
New OrleansConsolidated
Government
Orleans383,997 343,829 +11.7%169.42 438.82,266.5/sq mi (875.1/km2)1805
New RoadsCityPointe Coupee4,549 4,831 −5.8%4.58 11.9993.2/sq mi (383.5/km2)1894
NobleVillageSabine200 252 −20.6%1.03 2.7194.2/sq mi (75.0/km2)1901
North HodgeVillageJackson296 388 −23.7%0.68 1.8435.3/sq mi (168.1/km2)1953
NorwoodVillageEast Feliciana279 322 −13.4%4.08 10.668.4/sq mi (26.4/km2)1948
OakdaleCityAllen6,692 7,780 −14.0%5.19 13.41,289.4/sq mi (497.8/km2)1913
Oak GroveTownWest Carroll1,441 1,727 −16.6%1.72 4.5837.8/sq mi (323.5/km2)1909
Oak RidgeVillageMorehouse124 144 −13.9%0.99 2.6125.3/sq mi (48.4/km2)1882
OberlinTownAllen1,402 1,770 −20.8%4.38 11.3320.1/sq mi (123.6/km2)1900
Oil CityTownCaddo901 1,008 −10.6%1.78 4.6506.2/sq mi (195.4/km2)1940
OllaTownLa Salle1,295 1,385 −6.5%3.93 10.2329.5/sq mi (127.2/km2)1899
OpelousasCitySt. Landry15,786 16,634 −5.1%7.91 20.51,995.7/sq mi (770.5/km2)1906
PalmettoVillageSt. Landry92 164 −43.9%0.89 2.3103.4/sq mi (39.9/km2)1912
ParksVillageSt. Martin640 653 −2.0%0.83 2.1771.1/sq mi (297.7/km2)1898
PattersonCitySt. Mary5,931 6,112 −3.0%2.52 6.52,353.6/sq mi (908.7/km2)1906
Pearl RiverTownSt. Tammany2,565 2,506 +2.4%3.49 9.0735.0/sq mi (283.8/km2)1906
Pine PrairieVillageEvangeline1,490 1,610 −7.5%1.61 4.2925.5/sq mi (357.3/km2)1959
PinevilleCityRapides14,384 14,555 −1.2%12.63 32.71,138.9/sq mi (439.7/km2)1878
PioneerVillageWest Carroll149 156 −4.5%1.09 2.8136.7/sq mi (52.8/km2)1911
Plain DealingTownBossier893 1,015 −12.0%1.58 4.1565.2/sq mi (218.2/km2)1890
PlaquemineCityIberville6,269 7,119 −11.9%2.92 7.62,146.9/sq mi (828.9/km2)1838
PlauchevilleVillageAvoyelles221 248 −10.9%1.51 3.9146.4/sq mi (56.5/km2)1903
Pleasant HillVillageSabine617 723 −14.7%1.61 4.2383.2/sq mi (148.0/km2)1874
PollockTownGrant394 469 −16.0%1.29 3.3305.4/sq mi (117.9/km2)1911
PonchatoulaCityTangipahoa7,822 6,559 +19.3%4.75 12.31,646.7/sq mi (635.8/km2)1861
Port AllenCityWest Baton Rouge4,939 5,180 −4.7%2.83 7.31,745.2/sq mi (673.8/km2)1916
Port BarreTownSt. Landry1,751 2,055 −14.8%1.07 2.81,636.4/sq mi (631.8/km2)1911
Port VincentVillageLivingston646 741 −12.8%1.65 4.3391.5/sq mi (151.2/km2)1952
PowhatanVillageNatchitoches101 135 −25.2%0.54 1.4187.0/sq mi (72.2/km2)1963
ProvencalVillageNatchitoches528 611 −13.6%2.46 6.4214.6/sq mi (82.9/km2)1956
QuitmanVillageJackson160 181 −11.6%0.93 2.4172.0/sq mi (66.4/km2)1903
RayneCityAcadia7,236 7,953 −9.0%3.81 9.91,899.2/sq mi (733.3/km2)1882
RayvilleTownRichland3,347 3,695 −9.4%2.31 6.01,448.9/sq mi (559.4/km2)1889
ReevesVillageAllen221 232 −4.7%2.42 6.391.3/sq mi (35.3/km2)1911
RichmondVillageMadison511 577 −11.4%1.66 4.3307.8/sq mi (118.9/km2)1973
RichwoodTownOuachita3,881 3,392 +14.4%2.55 6.61,522.0/sq mi (587.6/km2)1974
RidgecrestTownConcordia583 694 −16.0%0.43 1.11,355.8/sq mi (523.5/km2)1961
RinggoldTownBienville1,379 1,495 −7.8%2.32 6.0594.4/sq mi (229.5/km2)1855
RobelineVillageNatchitoches117 174 −32.8%1.19 3.198.3/sq mi (38.0/km2)1914
RodessaVillageCaddo192 270 −28.9%1.23 3.2156.1/sq mi (60.3/km2)1967
RosedaleVillageIberville664 793 −16.3%7.78 20.285.3/sq mi (33.0/km2)1955
RoselandTownTangipahoa880 1,123 −21.6%2.08 5.4423.1/sq mi (163.4/km2)1922
RosepineTownVernon1,519 1,692 −10.2%2.39 6.2635.6/sq mi (245.4/km2)1902
RustonCityLincoln22,166 21,859 +1.4%20.85 54.01,063.1/sq mi (410.5/km2)1884
St. FrancisvilleTownWest Feliciana1,557 1,765 −11.8%1.81 4.7860.2/sq mi (332.1/km2)1813
St. GabrielCityIberville6,433 6,677 −3.7%29.66 76.8216.9/sq mi (83.7/km2)1994
St. JosephTownTensas831 1,176 −29.3%0.89 2.3933.7/sq mi (360.5/km2)1901
St. MartinvilleCitySt. Martin5,379 6,114 −12.0%3.09 8.01,740.8/sq mi (672.1/km2)1817
SalineVillageBienville265 277 −4.3%1.19 3.1222.7/sq mi (86.0/km2)1905
SareptaTownWebster717 891 −19.5%1.60 4.1448.1/sq mi (173.0/km2)1955
ScottCityLafayette8,119 8,614 −5.7%11.12 28.8730.1/sq mi (281.9/km2)1907
ShongalooVillageWebster151 182 −17.0%7.88 20.419.2/sq mi (7.4/km2)1967
ShreveportCityBossier, Caddo187,593 199,311 −5.9%105.38 272.91,780.2/sq mi (687.3/km2)1839
SibleyTownWebster1,127 1,218 −7.5%3.86 10.0292.0/sq mi (112.7/km2)1905
Sicily IslandVillageCatahoula366 526 −30.4%0.57 1.5642.1/sq mi (247.9/km2)1947
SikesVillageWinn112 119 −5.9%1.56 4.071.8/sq mi (27.7/km2)1946
SimmesportTownAvoyelles1,468 2,161 −32.1%2.18 5.6673.4/sq mi (260.0/km2)1925
SimpsonVillageVernon585 638 −8.3%6.16 16.095.0/sq mi (36.7/km2)1967
SimsboroVillageLincoln803 841 −4.5%3.48 9.0230.7/sq mi (89.1/km2)1906
SlaughterTownEast Feliciana1,035 997 +3.8%5.48 14.2188.9/sq mi (72.9/km2)1889
SlidellCitySt. Tammany28,781 27,068 +6.3%14.84 38.41,939.4/sq mi (748.8/km2)1888
SorrentoTownAscension1,514 1,401 +8.1%3.42 8.9442.7/sq mi (170.9/km2)1956
South MansfieldVillageDe Soto333 346 −3.8%0.68 1.8489.7/sq mi (189.1/km2)1911
SpearsvilleVillageUnion126 137 −8.0%2.06 5.361.2/sq mi (23.6/km2)1958
SpringfieldTownLivingston427 487 −12.3%1.40 3.6305.0/sq mi (117.8/km2)1838
SpringhillCityWebster4,801 5,269 −8.9%6.21 16.1773.1/sq mi (298.5/km2)1902
StanleyVillageDe Soto132 107 +23.4%2.17 5.660.8/sq mi (23.5/km2)1953
SterlingtonTownOuachita1,980 1,594 +24.2%2.85 7.4694.7/sq mi (268.2/km2)1961
StonewallTownDe Soto2,273 1,814 +25.3%7.49 19.4303.5/sq mi (117.2/km2)1972
SulphurCityCalcasieu21,809 20,410 +6.9%9.99 25.92,183.1/sq mi (842.9/km2)1914
SunVillageSt. Tammany392 470 −16.6%4.25 11.092.2/sq mi (35.6/km2)1958
SunsetTownSt. Landry2,909 2,897 +0.4%3.11 8.1935.4/sq mi (361.1/km2)1904
TallulahCityMadison6,286 7,335 −14.3%2.78 7.22,261.2/sq mi (873.0/km2)1902
TangipahoaVillageTangipahoa425 748 −43.2%1.00 2.6425.0/sq mi (164.1/km2)1959
ThibodauxCityLafourche15,948 14,566 +9.5%6.03 15.62,644.8/sq mi (1,021.2/km2)1838
TickfawVillageTangipahoa635 694 −8.5%1.59 4.1399.4/sq mi (154.2/km2)1957
TullosTownLa Salle, Winn304 385 −21.0%1.58 4.1192.4/sq mi (74.3/km2)1926
Turkey CreekVillageEvangeline394 441 −10.7%2.48 6.4158.9/sq mi (61.3/km2)1956
UraniaTownLa Salle698 1,313 −46.8%1.37 3.5509.5/sq mi (196.7/km2)1969
VarnadoVillageWashington330 1,461 −77.4%0.85 2.2388.2/sq mi (149.9/km2)1914
VidaliaTownConcordia4,027 4,299 −6.3%2.59 6.71,554.8/sq mi (600.3/km2)1870
ViennaTownLincoln483 386 +25.1%3.47 9.0139.2/sq mi (53.7/km2)1873
Ville PlatteCityEvangeline6,303 7,430 −15.2%4.02 10.41,567.9/sq mi (605.4/km2)1858
VintonTownCalcasieu3,400 3,212 +5.9%5.00 12.9680.0/sq mi (262.5/km2)1910
VivianTownCaddo3,073 3,671 −16.3%5.50 14.2558.7/sq mi (215.7/km2)1898
WalkerTownLivingston6,374 6,138 +3.8%6.23 16.11,023.1/sq mi (395.0/km2)1909
WashingtonTownSt. Landry742 964 −23.0%0.83 2.1894.0/sq mi (345.2/km2)1835
WaterproofTownTensas541 688 −21.4%0.70 1.8772.9/sq mi (298.4/km2)1872
WelshTownJefferson Davis3,333 3,226 +3.3%6.32 16.4527.4/sq mi (203.6/km2)1888
WestlakeCityCalcasieu4,781 4,568 +4.7%3.65 9.51,309.9/sq mi (505.7/km2)1899
West MonroeCityOuachita13,103 13,065 +0.3%7.94 20.61,650.3/sq mi (637.2/km2)1945
WestwegoCityJefferson8,568 8,534 +0.4%3.11 8.12,755.0/sq mi (1,063.7/km2)1919
White CastleTownIberville1,722 1,883 −8.6%0.73 1.92,358.9/sq mi (910.8/km2)1884
WilsonVillageEast Feliciana348 595 −41.5%2.71 7.0128.4/sq mi (49.6/km2)1899
WinnfieldCityWinn4,153 4,840 −14.2%3.64 9.41,140.9/sq mi (440.5/km2)1900
WinnsboroCityFranklin4,862 4,910 −1.0%4.08 10.61,191.7/sq mi (460.1/km2)1902
WisnerTownFranklin771 964 −20.0%0.80 2.1963.8/sq mi (372.1/km2)1938
WoodworthTownRapides1,762 1,096 +60.8%8.57 22.2205.6/sq mi (79.4/km2)1942
YoungsvilleCityLafayette15,929 8,105 +96.5%10.95 28.41,454.7/sq mi (561.7/km2)1908
ZacharyCityEast Baton Rouge19,316 14,960 +29.1%23.93 62.0807.2/sq mi (311.7/km2)1882
ZwolleTownSabine1,638 1,759 −6.9%3.25 8.4504.0/sq mi (194.6/km2)1898
Total 2,162,160 2,517,844 −14.1% 3,402.15 8,811.5 1,251.3/sq mi (483.1/km2)

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Notes

  1. Baton Rouge consolidated with East Baton Rouge Parish in 1947, which combined the City of Baton Rouge government with the unincorporated areas of the parish. However, the Census only counts the population within Baton Rouge's city limits. This does not include the unincorporated areas. Baton Rouge would be the largest municipality in the state with a population of 384,452 if the 2010 Census included the consolidated areas in Baton Rouge's population.
  2. Houma city is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, but is not a governmental unit having consolidated its functions with the parish. Since Houma city retains its city status under state law, the Census Bureau includes it as an incorporated place. Houma would be the largest municipality by land area with an area of 1,231.81 sq mi (and a population of 111,860) if the Census included the consolidated area within Houma's borders.[2]
  3. Lafayette was originally known as Vermilionville, which was incorporated in 1826. Its name was changed to Lafayette in 1884. Lafayette city government has been consolidated with Lafayette Parish. Public works and other services, such as land use and plat review, are operated by Lafayette Consolidated Government to serve the City of Lafayette and unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish. However, the Census only counts the population within city limits. This does not include the unincorporated areas. The population including the consolidated areas is 187,713 and the land area is 222.08 sq mi.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "GCT-PH1 – Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – State — Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Louisiana: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-2. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  3. Louisiana State Legislature. "2015 Louisiana Laws Revised Statutes TITLE 33 - Municipalities and Parishes RS 33:1 - Petition for incorporation; contents; circulation; required signatures". Louisiana State Legislature. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  4. Louisiana State Legislature. "2015 Louisiana Laws Revised Statutes TITLE 33 - Municipalities and Parishes RS 33:341 - Division into cities, towns, and villages". Louisiana State Legislature. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  5. Louisiana State Legislature. "2015 Louisiana Laws Revised Statutes TITLE 33 - Municipalities and Parishes RS 33:342 - Change in classification of municipality; governor's proclamation; census not conclusive; judicial notice". Louisiana State Legislature. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  6. Louisiana State Legislature. "2015 Louisiana Laws Revised Statutes TITLE 33 - Municipalities and Parishes RS 33:361 - Municipal powers". Louisiana State Legislature. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Municipal Directory". Louisiana Municipal Association. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  8. "Explore Census Data".
  9. Brand, Anna; Villavaso, Stephen (Spring 2011). "Revisiting Palermo: The Twentieth Anniversary of Louisiana's Landmark Land Use Rights and Zoning Decision and its Legacy for Planning in Louisiana". Loyola Law Review. 57 (1): 113–133.


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