ST. MARY PARISH LOUISIANA
St. Mary Parish was part of the original Attakapas region when the United States purchased Louisiana from the French. It was created as a separate parish from St. Martin Parish in 1811. The Chitimacha were the original inhabitants of the area. They received federal tribal recognition in 1918. Of St. Mary’s 555 square mile land area, the Chitimacha Reservation covers approximately 283 acres near the community of Charenton. The parish is bounded by St. Mary and Terrebonne Parishes to the south, Iberia along its western border, Iberia and St. Martin to the north, and Assumption and Terrebonne to the east. The parish was named for St. Mary.
Parish Websites
St. Mary Parish Government | www.stmaryparishla.gov |
St. Mary Parish School District | www.stmaryk12.net |
St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce | www.Stmarychamber.com |
Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau | www.cajuncoast.com |
Port of West St. Mary | www.portofwsm.com |
Port of Morgan City | www.portofmc.com |
St. Mary Parish Economic Development | www.stmaryparishdevelopment.com |
South Louisiana Community College | www.solacc.edu |
One Acadiana | www.oneacadiana.org |
Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program | www.btnep.org |
South Louisiana Economic Council | www.bayouregion.com |
Louisiana Economic Development Certified Sites | louisianasiteselection.com/led/Property/Detail/2839/Williams-Memorial-Airport-Business-Park |
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana | www.chitimacha.gov |
Population, 2010: 54,650
Population Estimate, 2019: 49,348
County Seat: Franklin
There are five municipalities in St. Mary as follows:
Municipality | 2018 Estimated Population | Municipality | 2018 Estimated Population |
Baldwin | 2,522 | Morgan City | 11,452 |
Berwick | 4,660 | Patterson | 6,012 |
Franklin | 7,097 |
Census Designated Places in St. Mary include the following:
CDP | 2018 Estimated Population | CDP | 2018 Estimated Population |
Amelia | 1,647 | Glencoe | 230 |
Bayou Vista | 4,567 | Siracusaville | 597 |
Charenton | 1,688 | Sorrel | 559 |
For more demographic data on St. Mary Parish please visit statsamerica.org.