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Welcome to Saint Mary Parish ...

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

The community of Franklin is the Seat for Saint Mary Parish.

Saint Mary Parish was founded in 1811 and was created by taking area from Saint Martin Parish.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Saint Mary had a population of 49,348 people. This is a decrease of 9.54% since the last Census (which gave a population of 54,550 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Mary represented 1.2% of the total population of Louisiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Saint Mary Parish:

  • Baldwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Baldwin is located in Saint Mary Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
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  • Berwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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    • Berwick is located in Saint Mary Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,324 people
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  • Franklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Franklin is located in Saint Mary Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,580 people
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  • Morgan City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Patterson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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    • Patterson is located in Saint Mary Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
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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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