Gonzales (Louisiana)
| Gonzales | |||
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| Nickname : Jambalaya Capital of the World | |||
Location in Louisiana
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1922 (incorporated) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Ascension Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 14 ′ N , 90 ° 55 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
9,781 (as of 2010) 802,484 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 444.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 22 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 3 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 70707, 70737 | ||
| Area code : | +1 225 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-29850 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 543244 | ||
| Website : | www.gonzalesla.com | ||
| Mayor : | Barney D. Arceneaux | ||
Gonzales is a small town (with the status " City ") in Ascension Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 Gonzales had 9,781 inhabitants.
Gonzales is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Baton Rouge .
geography
Gonzales is located in central southeast Louisiana, not far from the left bank of the Mississippi . The geographical coordinates of Gonzales are 30 ° 14'19 "north latitude and 90 ° 55'12" west longitude. The urban area of Gonzales extends over an area of 22 km².
Neighboring towns of Gonzales are Galvez (8.4 km northeast), Sorrento (9.3 km southeast), Burnside (11.2 km south), Donaldsonville (27.8 km south-southwest), Geismar (11 km west-southwest), Saint Gabriel (12 miles west) and Prairieville (5.8 miles northwest).
The closest major cities are Louisiana's capital, Baton Rouge (19 miles upstream in a north-northwest direction) and Louisiana's largest city, New Orleans (92.4 km downstream in an east-southeast direction).
traffic
The Interstate 10 passes through the southwest of the urban area of Gonzales. In parallel, the City of than this section runs through the Northeast Airline Highway designated US Highway 61 . Both streets connect Baton Rouge with New Orleans.
In addition to the US 61 runs a railroad line of the Kansas City Southern for freight traffic .
The Louisiana Regional Airport is a small airfield on the southern outskirts. The nearest major airports are Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (51 km northwest) and the larger Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (77.1 km east-southeast).
history
After the area of the present city belonged alternately to Spain and France, it came to the United States in 1803 through the Louisiana Purchase .
In 1886, José Gonzáles (also Joseph Gonzales ), the first sheriff after whom today's city is named, was elected in the small settlement .
In 1922 the place was incorporated as the Village of Gonzales by proclamation of the Governor John M. Parker . In 1952 the parish status was changed to "Town".
Due to the industrialization in the 1950s, the population continued to grow. In 1977 the city was finally elevated to the City of Gonzales by proclamation by Governor Edwin Edwards .
The Jambalaya Festival has been held in Gonzales every year since 1967 .
population
According to the 2010 census , Gonzales had 9,781 people in 3,673 households. The population density was 444.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 1,359 people in each of the 3,673 households.
The racial the population was composed of 48.8 percent white, 44.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.1 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 4.0 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.4 percent of the population.
25.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.2 percent were 65 years or older. 52.4 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 47,640 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,960. 27.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Town twinning
Since 1985 there has been a town partnership with the French city of Meylan .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 14, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 14, 2013
- ↑ - Louisiana Regional Airport. Retrieved August 14, 2013
- ↑ History of Gonzales ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 14, 2013
- ↑ Jambalaya Festival.Retrieved August 14, 2013
