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Welcome to Ascension Parish ...

Time Zone: Ascension Parish lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Donaldsonville is the Seat for Ascension Parish.

Ascension Parish is one of the original parishes of Louisiana and was founded in 1807.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ascension had a population of 126,604 people. This is an increase of 17.35% since the last Census (which gave a population of 107,890 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ascension represented 2.38% of the total population of Louisiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Ascension Parish:

  • Donaldsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gonzales
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gonzales is located in Ascension Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,245 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <2>
  • Sorrento
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sorrento is located in Ascension Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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