Ascension Parish, Louisiana Basics:


Ascension Parish Louisiana - Government Site

Population: 112,126
Area: 290 square miles
Parish seat: Donaldsonville
Area code(s) in use: 225
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Median household income: $67,688
Persons in poverty: 11.2%
Home ownership rate: 81.7%
Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes


Adjacent counties:
Assumption  East Baton Rouge  Iberville  Livingston  St. James  St. John Baptist  

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Our detail map of Ascension Parish shows the Ascension Parish, Louisiana boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

  Airports     show all on map

Air Farm Landing Strip, Cal Mire Field Airport, Don Babin Airport, Double H Ranch Airport, Evan Airport, Louisiana Regional Airport, Prevost Memorial Hospital Heliport, Riverview Medical Center Heliport, Union Texas Petroleum Heliport

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Acy Fire Station (historical), Ascension Care Center, Ascension Gonzales Rehabilitation Hospital, Ascension Parish Chamber of Commerce, Ascension Parish Council on Aging, Ascension Parish Court House, Ascension Parish Fire Protection District 1 Headquarters, Ascension Parish Fire Protection District 7, Ascension Parish Library, Ascension Parish Library Donaldsonville Branch, Ascension Parish Library Galvez Branch, Ascension Parish Office, Ascension Parish Police Jury, Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office - Tax Department, Azalea Estates of Gonzales, Bringier Post Light, D'Ville House, Donaldsonville Courthouse, Donaldsonville Fire Department, Galvez - Lake Fire Department Station 1, Galvez - Lake Fire Department Station 2, Geismar Volunteer Fire Department, Gonzales 'Tee Joe' Museum, Gonzales City Hall, Gonzales Fire Department Station 10, Gonzales Fire Department Station 11, Gonzales Healthcare Center, Gonzales Police Department, Hermitage, Hillaryville Fire Department, Modeste Fire Department, Palo Alto Fire Department, Prairieville Fire Department Station 31, Prairieville Fire Department Station 32, Prairieville Volunteer Fire Department Station 30, River Road African American Museum, Saint Amant Fire Department, Sorrento Police Department, Sorrento Town Hall, Sorrento Volunteer Fire Department, Sunshine Fire Department, Tee Joe Gonzales Museum, Wade Hampton Post Light

  Canals     show all on map

Anderson Canal, Babin Canal, Crowley Ditch, Hackett Canal, Laurel Ridge Canal, New River Canal, Panama Canal, Rocky Canal, Saveiro Canal

  Capes     show all on map

Bringier Point, Eightyone Mile Point, Point Houmas

  Cemeteries     show all on map

Ascension Catholic Cemetery, Buena Vista Cemetery, Burnside Cemetery, Cornerview Cemetery, Doug Decoteau Cemetery, Ebenezer, Emanuel Cemetery, Faithful Cemetery, Ficklin Cemetery, Hope Haven Mausoleum and Cemetery, Little Zion Baptist Cemetery, Lusk Cemetery, Monroe Cemetery, Mount Calvary Cemetery, Mount Pelgrim Cemetery, Mount Zion Cemeteries, Mount Zion Cemetery, Myford Cemetery, New Saint John Baptist Cemetery, Orange Grove Cemetery, Richardson Cemetery, Saint Landry Cemetery, Saint Marys Cemetery, Saint Paul Cemetery, Saint Peter Cemetery, Saint Phillip Cemetery, Saint Theresa of Avila Catholic Cemetery, Shiloh Cemetery, Wall Cemetery

  Census     show all on map

Lemannville Census Designated Place, Prairieville Census Designated Place

  Churches     show all on map

Ascension Baptist Church, Ascension Christian Assembly, Ascension Church, Assembly of God Church, Broussard Grove Baptist Church, Broussard Grove Church, Calvary Outreach Tabernacle, Carpenter Chapel, Carpenter Church, Central Baptist Church, Church of God, Church of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Counsel of God Ministries, Doright Baptist Church, Dream Center Church, Dutchtown Baptist Church, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Ebenezer Pentecostal Church, Emanuel Baptist Church, Faith Christian Center, Faith Tabernacle, Faithful Church, Fellowship Church, First Assembly of God Church, First Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, First Baptist Church of Smoke Bend, First Emmanuel Church, First Mount Olive Church, First United Methodist Church, First United Pentecostal Church, Full Gospel Christian Assembly Church, Galvez Baptist Church, Galvez Baptist Church, Galvez Pentecostal Church, Gonzales Baptist Temple, Gonzales United Methodist Church, Gospel Lighthouse Church, Greater Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Holy Sanctified Church, Hopeful Baptist Church, Hopeful Triumph Baptist Church, Jehovahs Witnesses Church, Jeremiah Baptist Church, Lady of the Lake Church, Lake Martin Baptist Church, Little Prairie Baptist Church, Little Zion Baptist Church, Meadows Chapel Methodist Church, Monterrey Goal Place Church, Mount Bethel Baptist Church, Mount Calvary Church, Mount Gillion Church, Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Mount Pilgrim Church, Mount Salem Baptist Church, Mount Triumph Baptist Church, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Mount Zion Church, Nazarene Baptist Church, New Mount Calvary Church, New River Church, New River Church, New Saint John Baptist Church, New Saint Peter's Baptist Church, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Progress Church, River Community Church, Sacred Heart of Mary Spiritual Church of Christ, Saint Amant Baptist Church, Saint Ann Chapel, Saint Catherine Catholic Church, Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Saint Gregorys Episcopal Church, Saint James Lutheran Church, Saint John the Evangelist Church, Saint Joseph Church, Saint Landry United Methodist Church, Saint Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church, Saint Mark Catholic Church, Saint Mary Church, Saint Matthews Missionary Baptist Church, Saint Paul Baptist Church, Saint Paul Church, Saint Peter Baptist Church, Saint Peters Methodist Church, Saint Phillip Baptist Church, Saint Theresa of Avila Catholic Church, Second Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, Second Mount Olive Baptist Church, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Shiloh Church, Sorrento Baptist Church, South Side Church of Christ, Southside Church of Christ, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Truelight Baptist Church, Truelight Church, Universal Church, Word of Faith Outreach, Word of Life Christian Center, Word of Life Church

  Crossings     show all on map

Interchange 173, Interchange 177, Interchange 187

  Flats     show all on map

Seles Point

  Guts     show all on map

Bayou Millett

  Hospitals     show all on map

Ascension Parish Mental Health and Addictive Disorders Clinic, Donaldson Mental Health Clinic, Ochsner Health Center Prairieville, Prevost Memorial Hospital, Promise Hospital Baton Rouge, Saint Elizabeth Hospital, Seaside Health System Gonzales, Vencor Hospital

  Islands     show all on map

Claiborne Island

  Lakes     show all on map

Flat Lake, Lake Martin, Lake Villars, Littles Lake

  Levees     show all on map

Aben Revetment, Burnside Revetment, Marchand Revetment, Philadelphia Point Revetment, Saint Elmo Revetment, Smoke Bend Revetment

  Locales     show all on map

Ascension Parish Comprehensive Wastewater Treatment Facility, Ascension Wastewater Treatment Facility at Villa Galvez, Babbin Landing, Barrin Landing, Bayou Plaza Shopping Center, Belle Helene Landing, Belle Helene Plantation, Belle Helene Station (historical), BFI Colonial Landfill, Bruly Plantation (historical), Burnside landing, Chatham Landing, Clarke Plantation (historical), Conway Plantation, Cottage Farm, Donaldson Plantation, Donaldsonville Landing, Dugas Plantation, Eastbank Shopping Center, Elsie Landing, Evan Hall Landing, Evan Hall Plantation, Geismar Landing, Germania Landing, Gonzales Country Club, Hermitage Landing, Houmas Plantation (historical), Louisiana State University AgCenter Ascension Parish Office, Mandesir Plantation, Modeste Plantation, Monroe Plantation, Monroe Plantation, Mulberry Grove Plantation, New Hope Plantation, New River Shopping Center, Orange Grove Plantation, Pelican Point Golf and Country Club, Philadelphia Point Landing, Pleasant Point Plantation (historical), Point Houmas Landing, Point Houmas Plantation (historical), Riverdale Country Club, Riverton Plantation, Southwood Village Wastewater Treatment Facility, Stella Landing, The Mall on Burnside Shopping Center, Willow Grove Landing, Woodstock Landing

  Oilfields     show all on map

Darrow Oil Field, Gonzales Oil Field, Little Prairie Gas Field, Sorrento Gas and Oil Field

  Parks     show all on map

Burnside Park, Cornerview Park, Dixie Youth Park, Donaldsonville Historic District, George Washington Carver Park, Gonzales Municipal Park, Hillaryville Parish Park, Jackie Robinson Memorial Park, Louisiana Square, Modeste Park, Paula Park, Prairieville Park, Southwood Park, Spartan Stadium, Stevens Park

  Populated Places     show all on map

Aben, Acy, Barmen, Barton, Belle Helene, Bowden, Brignac, Brittany, Bruly McCall, Bullion, Burnside, Claybank, Cobb's Manufactured Home Park, Cofield, Comeaux Mobile Park, Cornerview, Darrow, Donaldsonville, Duckroost, Duplessis, Dutch Town, Galvez, Galvez Town, Geary (historical), Geismar, Gonzales, Hillaryville, Hobart, Hohen Solms, Hope Villa, Humphries (historical), Lake, Lakeland Estates Mobile Home Park, Landry's Mobile Home Park, Lemannville, Little Prairie, Louisville (historical), Marchand, McCall, McElroy, Miles, Modeste, Mount Houmas, Noel, Oak Grove, Palo Alto, Philadelphia Point, Pine Mobile Home Park, Prairieville, Raybons Village Mobile Home Park, Rearwood (historical), S and H Mobile Home Park, Saint Amant, Saint Elmo, Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park, Smoke Bend, Sorrento, Southern Mobile Home Park, Southwood, Summerfield, Twin Lakes Mobile Estates, Twin Oaks Mobile Home Park, Vesta Mobile Home Park, Weber City

  Post Offices     show all on map

Acy Post Office (historical), Allemania Post Office (historical), Barton Post Office (historical), Belle Helene Post Office (historical), Brewerton Post Office (historical), Brignac Post Office (historical), Brittany Post Office, Burnside Post Office, Cofield Post Office (historical), Cornerview Post Office (historical), Darrow Post Office, Donaldsonville Post Office, Duplessis Post Office, Dutch Town Post Office (historical), Ellis Post Office (historical), Galvez Post Office (historical), Geismar Post Office, Gem Post Office (historical), Gonzales Post Office, Hobart Post Office (historical), Hohen Solms Post Office (historical), Hope Villa Post Office (historical), Lake Post Office (historical), McCall Post Office (historical), McElroy Post Office (historical), Modeste Post Office, Prairieville Post Office, Saint Amant Post Office, Smoke Bend Post Office (historical), Sorrento Post Office, Southwood Post Office (historical), Tureand Post Office (historical), Vickner Bayou Post Office (historical), White Houmas Post Office (historical)

  Ridges     show all on map

Junction Ridge, Lake Ridge, Laurel Ridge, McElroy Ridge

  Schools     show all on map

A Child's World Day Care and Learning Center, A Tale of Two Sisters Day Care Center, Angels Playland Educational Child Care Center, Ascension Catholic Elementary School, Ascension Catholic High School, Ascension Christian Academy (historical), Ascension College, Ascension Parish Alternative School, Ascension Parish Head Start Donaldsonville School, Ascension Parish Head Start Geismer School, Ascension Parish Head Start Gonzales School, Ascension Parish Head Start Prairieville School, Bayou LaFourche Academy, Central Elementary School, Donaldsonville High School, Donaldsonville Marine Institute School, Donaldsonville Primary School, Duplessis Primary School, Dutch Town School (historical), Dutchtown High School, Dutchtown Middle School, Dutchtown Primary School, East Ascension High School, Elsie School (historical), Faith Academy School, G W Carver Primary School, Galvez Middle School, Galvez Primary School, Gonzales Middle School, Gonzales Primary School, Gonzales School, Grace Learning Center, Lake Elementary School, Le Chateau Des Jeunes, LeBlanc Special Services School, Little Zion School (historical), Louisiana Technical College Ascension Campus, Lowery Elementary School, Lowery Intermediate School, Oak Grove Primary School, Pecan Grove Primary School, Prairieville Middle School, Prairieville Primary School, River Parishes Community College, Saint Amant Head Start Number 4, Saint Amant High School, Saint Amant Middle School, Saint Amant Primary School, Saint Catherine School, Saint John the Evangelist School, Saint Theresa of Avila School, Willis Country School

  Streams     show all on map

Bayou Antoine, Bayou Braud, Bayou Conway, Bayou Francois, Bayou Napoleon, Bayou Narcisse, Bayou Reponds Pas, Bayou Vicknair, Bayou Vicknair, Black Bayou, Boudreau Bayou, Boyle Bayou, Cocodrie Bayou, Cotton Bayou, Duckroost Bayou, Grand Goudine Bayou, Heath Bayou, Henderson Bayou, Jim Bayou, Johnson Bayou, McCall Bayou, Muddy Creek, New River, Petite Amite River, Roddy Bayou, Sides Bayou, Smith Bayou, Welsh Gully

  Swamps     show all on map

Bluff Swamp, Saint Amant Swamp

  Towers     show all on map

KKAY-FM (Donaldsonville), WSLG Radio Towers, WSLG-AM (Gonzales),

Ascension Parish, Louisiana Population By Race (2012 estimate)

RacePopulation
WhiteAscension Parish White population 83,64683,645  
BlackAscension Parish Black population 25,45325,452
AsianAscension Parish Asian population 1,3461,345
MixedAscension Parish Mixed population 1,2331,233
American IndianAscension Parish American Indian population 449448
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderAscension Parish Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 112112

Additional population tables :
State population table
Louisiana population by county