Inniswold is an

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and

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(CDP) in

East Baton Rouge Parish East Baton Rouge Parish (french: Paroisse de Bâton Rouge Est) is the most populous parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2010 U.S. census, its population was 440,171, and 456,781 at the 2020 census. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, ...

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, United States. The population was 6,180 at the 2010 census, up from 4,944 in

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. In 2020, its population was 5,987. It is part of the Baton Rouge

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. It is in the proposed City of St. George.

Geography

Inniswold is located in southern East Baton Rouge Parish at (30.400658, -91.071652). It is bordered to the west, across Bluebonnet Road, by

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. Jefferson Highway (

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) forms the northern border, Siegen Lane the eastern border, and Interstate 10 the southern border. Access from Interstate 10 is from Exits 162 and 163. The center of Baton Rouge is to the northwest. According to the

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, the Inniswold CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 5,987 people, 2,230 households, and 1,384 families residing in the CDP. As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,944 people, 2,060 households, and 1,347 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 2,272.7 people per square mile (875.6/km). There were 2,158 housing units at an average density of 992.0 per square mile (382.2/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.48%

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, 15.25%

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, 0.14% Native American, 2.31% Asian, 1.09% from

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, and 0.73% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.16% of the population. There were 2,060 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.97. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,322, and the median income for a family was $50,306. Males had a median income of $48,672 versus $29,592 for females. The

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for the CDP was $23,029. About 6.4% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the

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, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over. In 2013, Inniswold was included in the St. George incorporation petition, a result of the citizens of the unincorporated areas being declined the ability to form their own independent school district by the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.

Education

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serves Inniswold. Jefferson Terrace Elementary School in Inniswold serves almost all of the community. A single strip to the west is served by Westminster Elementary School in

. Most of the area is served by Westdale Middle School, while Woodlawn Middle School serves a section in the east. Most residents are served by

Tara High School Tara High School is one of several high schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools District in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is located in the Tara Neighborhood of Baton Rouge. Tara High School is located at 9002 Whitehall Avenue, Baton Ro ...

while a few areas to the east are served by Woodlawn High School.High-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf
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. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. Tara is on p. 9/10. Woodlawn is on p. 10/10.

References

External links

Jefferson Terrace Elementary School
{{authority control Census-designated places in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Census-designated places in Louisiana Baton Rouge metropolitan area