St. James, Louisiana Explained

Official Name:	St. James, Louisiana
Settlement Type:	Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:	Louisiana
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Louisiana
Subdivision Type2:	Parish
Subdivision Name2:	St. James
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Total Km2:	25.61
Area Land Km2:	21.72
Area Water Km2:	3.88
Area Total Sq Mi:	9.89
Area Land Sq Mi:	8.39
Area Water Sq Mi:	1.50
Population As Of:	2020
Population Total:	592
Population Density Km2:	27.25
Population Density Sq Mi:	70.58
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation M:	5
Elevation Ft:	16
Coordinates:	29.9819°N -90.8317°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	70086^[2]
Area Code:	225
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	1628114

St. James is a census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area . Its population was 828 as of the 2010 census.^[3]

Education

St. James Parish Public Schools operates public schools:

• St. Louis Academy (prek-3)

Demographics

St. James CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010^[4] !^[5] !% 2010!

White alone (NH)	138	style='background: #ffffe6;	62	16.67%	style='background: #ffffe6;	10.47%
Black or African American alone (NH)	662	style='background: #ffffe6;	507	79.95%	style='background: #ffffe6;	85.64%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	1	style='background: #ffffe6;	5	0.12%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27	style='background: #ffffe6;	18	3.26%	style='background: #ffffe6;	3.04%
Total	828	style='background: #ffffe6;	592	100.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	100.00%

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 20, 2022.
2. Web site: Saint James ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 11, 2022.
3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2011-05-14.
4. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. James CDP, Louisiana. United States Census Bureau.
5. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. James CDP, Louisiana. United States Census Bureau.