Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge; Bâton-Rouge
	Ceety
	Ceety o Baton Rouge
	Baton Rouge waterfront
	Banner Seal
	Eik-name(s): Reid Stick, Jigga Ceety, The Caipital Ceety, B.R, The Chemical Ceety
	Location in East Baton Rouge Pairish, Louisiana an the state o Louisiana
	Baton Rouge Location within the Unitit States
	Coordinates: 30°26′55″N 91°07′33″W / 30.44861°N 91.12583°W
Kintra	Unitit States
State	Louisiana
Pairish	East Baton Rouge Pairish
Foondit	1699
Settled	1719
Incorporatit	Januar 16, 1817
Govrenment
• Mayor	Melvin "Kip" Holden (D)
Area
• Ceety	204.89 km2 (79.11 sq mi)
• Laund	199.29 km2 (76.95 sq mi)
• Water	5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population (2010)
• Ceety	229,493
• Estimate (2014)	228,895
• Rank	US: 96t
• Density	1148.5/km2 (2,975/sq mi)
• Urban	594,309 (US: 68t)
• Metro	820,159 (US: 69t)
Demonym(s)	Baton Rougeon
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70821, 70820, 70818, 70808, 70879, 70810
Area code(s)	225
Website	www.brgov.com

Baton Rouge (Inglis pronunciation: [ˌbætən ˈɹuːʒ], French: Bâton-Rouge, pronooncit [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ] ( listen), leeterally: "Reid Stick") is the caipital an the seicont-lairgest ceety o the state o Louisiana, Unitit States.

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↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
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