St. Rose, Louisiana

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Saint Rose (usually written as St. Rose) is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. St. Rose is on the east bank of the Mississippi River, two miles (3 km) north of the Jefferson Parish border and is part of the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area. The population was 6,540 in the 2000 census, and 7,504 in 2020.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The LaBranche Plantation Dependency House is located in St. Rose. It is a surviving building of the LaBranche Plantation. The main house was the plantation home built by the Zweig family in 1792. The plantation was based on the cultivation and processing of sugar cane and was dependent on slave labor. The big house was destroyed during the Civil War. One of the few buildings left on the property after the Civil War was the dependency house, also called a garconnière (French for bachelor quarters). The property also has a preserved slave quarters building.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1873, Palmer Elkins purchased property in St. Rose. In 1880, Elkins invited freedmen and their families to move onto his property to receive training. He established what became known as "Elkinsville" or "Freetown".

Geography

St. Rose is located at Template:Coord (29.960421, -90.313094).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13.0 kmTemplate:Sup), of which 4.0 square miles (10.5 kmTemplate:Sup) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 kmTemplate:Sup) (19.88%) is water.

Demographics

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St. Rose first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1960 U.S. census;<ref name=1960CensusLA/> and as a census designated place in the 1990 United States census.<ref name=1990CensusLA/> The census did not survey the CDP in the 1980 U.S. Census.<ref name=1980CensusLA/>

St. Rose racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	3,063	40.82%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	3,028	40.35%
Native American	13	0.17%
Asian	158	2.11%
Pacific Islander	3	0.04%
Other/Mixed	258	3.44%
Hispanic or Latino	981	13.07%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,504 people, 2,914 households, and 1,905 families residing in the CDP.<ref name=":0" />

Education

St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools, including:

St. Rose Elementary School (PK-5)
Albert Cammon Middle School (6–8)
Destrehan High School in Destrehan<ref>"Destrehan High School" (Archive). AdvancED. p. 4. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "The school pulls from the five communities which make up the East Bank of St. Charles Parish: Destrehan, Montz, New Sarpy, Norco, and St. Rose."</ref>