St. James, Louisiana

Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States

29°58′55″N 90°49′54″W / 29.98194°N 90.83167°W / 29.98194; -90.83167CountryUnited StatesStateLouisianaParish St. JamesArea

^[1]

• Total9.89 sq mi (25.61 km²) • Land8.39 sq mi (21.72 km²) • Water1.50 sq mi (3.88 km²)Elevation

16 ft (5 m)Population

(2020)

• Total592 • Density70.58/sq mi (27.25/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

70086^[2]

Area code225GNIS feature ID1628114^[3]

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.^[4]

Education

St. James Parish Public Schools operates public schools:

St. Louis Academy (prek-3)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	828	—
2020	592	−28.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

**St. James CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010^[6]	Pop 2020^[7]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	138	62	16.67%	10.47%
Black or African American alone (NH)	662	507	79.95%	85.64%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	1	5	0.12%	0.84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27	18	3.26%	3.04%
Total	828	592	100.00%	100.00%

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "Saint James ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ "Saint James". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "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.
^ "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.