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Baldwin, Louisiana

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nameBaldwin, Louisiana
settlement_typeTown
image_skylineTills1side.jpg
image_captionTillandsia, a historic residence in Baldwin
image_mapFile:St. Mary Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Baldwin Highlighted.svg
map_captionLocation of Baldwin in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
image_map1Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
map_caption1Location of Louisiana in the United States
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Louisiana
subdivision_type2Parish
subdivision_name2St. Mary
established_titleFounded
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameClarence A. Vappie
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km28.36
area_total_sq_mi3.23
area_land_km28.33
area_land_sq_mi3.22
area_water_km20.02
area_water_sq_mi0.01
elevation_ft16
population_as_of2020
population_total1762
population_density_km2211.47
population_density_sq_mi547.72
timezone1CST
utc_offset1-6
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area_code337
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info22-04020
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Baldwin is a town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,436 at the 2010 census, down from 2,497 in 2000. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area. Its population is majority African American. The town has been home to educational institutions for white and "colored" students.

History

The community was named for John Baldwin, the Ohio educator who founded what would later become Baldwin-Wallace University. In 1867, Baldwin purchased the Darby plantation in Louisiana, a plantation of about 1700 acre. His residence there, Darby House, remained in his family until 1937 and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Gilbert Academy and Industrial School was in Baldwin. It became Godman Industrial School and 14 years after closing in 1978 became the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Sager Brown campus. The Louisiana physician and politician Alvan Lafargue practiced in Baldwin, his wife's hometown, prior to 1915.

The Tillandsia residence, built by John Baldwin Sr., is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana). Cypremort Point State Park is located 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Baldwin.

Geography

Highways include Louisiana Highway 182 and Louisiana Highway 83.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.3 km2, all land.

Demographics

RaceNumberPercentageWhite (non-Hispanic)Black or African American (non-Hispanic)Native AmericanAsianPacific IslanderOther/MixedHispanic or Latino
51329.11%
1,10562.71%
211.19%
90.51%
10.06%
774.37%
362.04%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,762 people, 804 households, and 447 families residing in the town.

Education

St. Mary Parish School Board operates public schools. West St. Mary High School is near Baldwin.

References

References

  1. "Baldwin Municipal Employees' Retirement System".
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Baldwin town, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
  4. "NPGallery Asset Detail".
  5. (1917). "Negro education: A study of the private and higher schools for colored people in the United States".
  6. "Short History of UMCOR Sager Brown".
  7. "NRHP".
  8. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024". United States Census Bureau.
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  10. "Explore Census Data".
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