Monticello is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 5,172 at the 2010 census, up from 4,763 in

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. It is part of the

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metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

Monticello is located in east-central East Baton Rouge Parish at (30.491889, -91.048101). It is bordered to the west and south by

and to the northeast by Central. Greenwell Springs Road ( Louisiana Highway 37) forms the northern border of the CDP. Downtown Baton Rouge is to the west. According to the

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

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,431 people, 1,747 households, and 1,192 families residing in the CDP. As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,763 people, 1,630 households, and 1,334 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,670 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 34.03%

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, 63.85%

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, 0.23% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.06%

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, 0.29% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population. There were 1,630 households, out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were

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living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.27. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,707, and the median income for a family was $49,464. Males had a median income of $38,250 versus $25,915 for females. The

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for the CDP was $17,524. About 4.6% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the

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, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools serves Monticello. Residents are zoned to Greenbrier Elementary School in Monticello, Park Forest Middle School, and Belaire High School. East Baton Rouge Parish Library operates the Greenwell Springs Road Regional Library in Monticello. The facility opened in 1997. Designed by Cockfield - Jackson Architects, LLC., it was the third library in the parish to be built with property tax funds.Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch Library
" East Baton Rouge Parish Library. Retrieved on January 7, 2017. "11300 Greenwell Springs Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70814"

References

External links

Greenbrier Elementary School
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