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Welcome to Saint John the Baptist Parish ...

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

The community of Edgard is the Seat for Saint John the Baptist Parish.

Saint John the Baptist Parish is one of the original parishes of Louisiana and was founded in 1807.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Saint John the Baptist had a population of 42,837 people. This is a decrease of 6.04% since the last Census (which gave a population of 45,591 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint John the Baptist represented 1.01% of the total population of Louisiana.

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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.