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Shenandoah, Louisiana
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Location in East Baton Rouge Parish and the state of Louisiana.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | East Baton Rouge |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.25 sq mi (16.19 km2) |
| • Land | 6.20 sq mi (16.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 19,292 |
| • Density | 3,112.62/sq mi (1,201.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 225 |
| FIPS code | 22-69225 |
Shenandoah is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18,399 at the 2010 census, up from 17,070 in 2000. Shenandoah consists of a number of residential subdivisions, including Shenandoah Estates, Shenandoah Park, White Oak Landing, White Oak Estates, The Woods and The Lake at White Oak.
It is in the proposed City of St. George.
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Geography
Shenandoah is located in southeastern East Baton Rouge Parish at 30°24′5″N 91°0′16″W / 30.40139°N 91.00444°W (30.401391, -91.004412). It is bordered to the west by Baton Rouge and to the south by Old Jefferson. Louisiana Highway 73, Old Jefferson Highway, touches the southwest corner of Shenandoah and leads northwest 11 miles (18 km) to downtown Baton Rouge.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Shenandoah CDP has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.2 km2), of which 6.2 square miles (16.1 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.76%, is water.
Demographics
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| 2020 | 19,292 | — | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 13,161 | 68.22% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,292 | 17.06% |
| Native American | 23 | 0.12% |
| Asian | 957 | 4.96% |
| Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.03% |
| Other/Mixed | 749 | 3.88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,104 | 5.72% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,292 people, 7,346 households, and 5,628 families residing in the CDP.
Education
East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools serves Shenandoah. Shenandoah Elementary School in Shenandoah serves a large portion of the CDP. A portion in the west is zoned to Parkview Elementary School, and a portion in the north is served by Wedgewood Elementary. Most of the community is zoned to Woodlawn Middle School in Shenandoah while a portion is zoned to Southeast Middle School in Baton Rouge. Almost all of Shenandoah is zoned to Woodlawn High School in Old Jefferson, while a small section is zoned to Tara High School in Baton Rouge.
St. Michael the Archangel High School, a private Catholic high school, is located in Shenandoah.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library operates the Jones Creek Regional Branch Library in the Shenandoah CDP. The 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) facility, designed by Raymond Post Architects, was the first parish library financed by property taxes. It opened in April 1990.
See also
In Spanish: Shenandoah (Luisiana) para niños
