Baldwin, Louisiana

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The 2000 Census showed that Baldwin had a population of 2,497 people^<1>. This represents 0.06% of the total population of Louisiana, making it the state's 98th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
95	Haynesville	NW	235 mi [378.2 km]	2,429	9.33% decrease
96	Iowa	W	91 mi [146.5 km]	2,620	1.61% decrease
97	Lockport	E	62 mi [99.8 km]	2,635	0.42% increase
-98-	Baldwin			2,613	4.65% increase
99	Jonesville	N	124 mi [199.6 km]	2,317	6.16% decrease
100	Greenwood	NW	229 mi [368.5 km]	2,759	12.25% increase
101	New Llano	NW	135 mi [217.3 km]	2,013	16.65% decrease

Baldwin had 822 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Baldwin has an area^<4> of 1.07 square miles [2.78 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Baldwin had a 2000 population density of 2,328 people per square mile [899 people/km²], making it the state's 26th most densely populated area.

Saint Mary Parish

The town of Baldwin is located in Saint Mary Parish.

The county had a population of 53,258 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 2,497 people, Baldwin contained 4.69% of the Saint Mary Parish total.

In addition, where the community of Baldwin has a population density of 2,328 people per square mile [899 people/km²], Saint Mary Parish averages 86.9 people per square mile [33.56 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Saint Mary Parish.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Baldwin and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Baldwin. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Baldwin.

A Census Quickfact is available for Saint Mary Parish (QF-22101).

Below are QuickFacts for the parishes that border Saint Mary Parish.

	Parish	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Iberia	QF-22045	NW	75,097	2.55% increase
	Saint Martin	QF-22099	NW	52,097	7.07% increase
	Terrebonne	QF-22109	E	108,576	3.95% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Baldwin:

Baldwin is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Baldwin.

The Commemorative Quarter for Louisiana<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Baldwin. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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