Sorrento, Louisiana | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
Coordinates: | 30.1803°N -90.8661°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | Ascension |
Established Title: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | September 11, 1956 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Chris Guidry |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 9.55 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.69 |
Area Land Km2: | 9.44 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.65 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.11 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
Elevation Ft: | 7 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1514 |
Population Density Km2: | 160.37 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 415.36 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 70778[2] |
Area Code: | 225 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 22-71225 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Sorrento is a town in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,514 in 2020. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
Sorrento is located at (30.180229, -90.866138).[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.1 km), all land.
Number | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 1,085 | 71.66% | |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 253 | 16.71% | |
Native American | 7 | 0.46% | |
Asian | 10 | 0.66% | |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.07% | |
Other/Mixed | 45 | 2.97% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 7.46% |
Sorrento Primary School (K-5)
Sorrento is home to River Parishes Community College, established in 1998.[4]
The official journal for the Town of Sorrento is The Gonzales Weekly Citizen.