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Sorrento, Louisiana
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sorrento, Louisiana |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_map | File:Ascension Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sorrento Highlighted.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Sorrento in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. |
| image_map1 | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| map_caption1 | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| coordinates | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| area_code | 225 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 22-71225 |
| blank2_name_sec2 | Wikimedia Commons |
| website |
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.
Geography
Sorrento is located at (30.180229, -90.866138). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.1 km), all land.
Demographics
| Race | Number | Percentage | White (non-Hispanic) | Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | Native American | Asian | Pacific Islander | Other/Mixed | Hispanic or Latino |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,085 | 71.66% | ||||||||
| 253 | 16.71% | ||||||||
| 7 | 0.46% | ||||||||
| 10 | 0.66% | ||||||||
| 1 | 0.07% | ||||||||
| 45 | 2.97% | ||||||||
| 113 | 7.46% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,514 people, 634 households, and 417 families residing in the town.
Education and media
Sorrento Primary School (K-5)
Sorrento is home to River Parishes Community College, established in 1998.
The official journal for the Town of Sorrento is The Gonzales Weekly Citizen.
Notable people
- Louis Lambert, former state senator, former public service commissioner, and defeated Democratic for governor of Louisiana in 1979, lived in Sorrento at time of his death
- Toe Nash, Minor League Baseball player
- Clay Schexnayder, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Ascension Parish, owns an automotive repair business in Sorrento.
- John "Hot Rod" Williams, NBA player
References
References
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
- (2023). "Sorrento LA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com.
- (February 12, 2011). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
- "Explore Census Data".
- http://www.rpcc.edu/aboutUs.cfm - ''History of the College''; accessed October 27, 2015.
- "Schexnayder Announces Candidacy". clayschexnayder.com.
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